Bennett, Lapid united: ‘No place for US consulate in Jerusalem’

PA minister says Bennett trying to 'challenge' Biden with consulate remarks; Lapid happy to have consulate serving Palestinians in Ramallah but not the capital

Bennett, Lapid in united front: ‘No place for US consulate in Jerusalem’ (Times of Israel)
Foreign minister says Washington welcome to open mission to Palestinians in Ramallah if it wishes; believes there is ‘understanding’ in US toward blacklisting of rights groups

Palestinian minister says Bennett trying to 'challenge' Biden with Jerusalem consulate remarks (Haaretz)
Hussein al-Sheikh notes the Biden administration 'has announced repeatedly' it plans to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem that would serve the Palestinians, after the Israeli prime minister said 'there is no place' for it

Israel's Lapid says 'no problem' with US consulate in Ramallah, but not in Jerusalem (Haaretz)
'There is no place for an American consulate that serves the Palestinians in Jerusalem,' Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says at a joint press conference after the state budget passed, ensuring stability for the ruling coalition

PA slams Bennett, Lapid for opposing US consulate in Jerusalem (Jerusalem Post)
On Saturday night, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid expressed opposition to any plan to reopen the consulate

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In first, government approves small quota of tech work permits for Palestinians (Times of Israel)
Pilot project aims to issue documents for 500 West Bank Palestinian workers by 2024; many Palestinian tech graduates are already subcontracted to Israeli firms, entrepreneur notes

Photo: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stands by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at a joint press conference, in Jerusalem, on Saturday (Haim Zach/GPO)