(CNN)The State Department on Sunday publicly confirmed that the US Consulate General in Jerusalem would merge with the US Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday.
“We will continue to conduct all of the diplomatic and consular functions previously performed by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem. We will also engage in a wide range of reporting, outreach, and programming in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as with Palestinians in Jerusalem, through a U.S. Embassy Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU), which will operate from our historic Agron Road location in Jerusalem,” State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino said in a statement.
The State Department announced in October 2018 that it would fold the consulate — which provided diplomatic representation to the Palestinians — with the US Embassy in Jerusalem, creating “a single diplomatic mission.” The decision was condemned by Palestinian officials.
