An annual funding bill being hashed out in Congress aims to eliminate the office of the special representative for Palestinian Affairs at the US State Department.
The draft funding bill was passed by the House Appropriations Committee’s state, foreign operations and related programmes subcommittee. The bill must pass through both the House of Representatives and Senate before it becomes law.
The post of representative for Palestinian affairs was created by the Biden administration in 2022. It was viewed as an attempt to upgrade Washington’s ties with the Palestinians, particularly the embattled Palestinian Authority, which faces flagging support in the occupied West Bank. US diplomat Hady Amr currently holds the position.
Eliminating the special envoy’s office is just one measure the bill calls for as the Republican-controlled House looks to change the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy.
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Israel bought the US Congress.