SCOOP: The U.S. asked Israel to avoid any actions in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem that could create tensions ahead of Biden’s visit next month, BarakRavid reports.
in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and furious about the U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.to take retaliatory action against Israel like stopping security coordination, taking steps in the UN or even canceling the recognition of Israel if the situation doesn't change.: Barbara Leaf, the U.S.
"The U.S. wants the visit to take place in a good atmosphere – different than the one now," said al-Sheikh, who is in charge of Palestinian contact with the Biden administration and met Leaf three times during her visit. "If the Israelis don’t stop their unilateral action the situation deteriorates and becomes much worse."with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata and other senior officials.
Gantz, Lapid and Hulata told Leaf they will do their best, but explained the domestic political complexities of halting such actions in addition to what they called the operational needs of the Israeli military in order to stop attacks, the officials added. But they didn't make significant progress on the package because there are not enough meaningful things the U.S. can give and Israel isn’t willing to take any steps with political significance that will be enough for the Palestinians, the officials said.
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