US to merge Palestinian affairs office with Israel embassy, says State DepartmentThe US Office of Palestinian Affairs will now report to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and will be merged with the other sections of the main embassy to Israel in the coming weeks, Bruce told reporters.
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US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce.
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Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has decided to fold the office that manages Washington's relations with Palestinians into the US embassy in Jerusalem, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday.
The US Office of Palestinian Affairs will now report to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and will be merged with the other sections of the main embassy to Israel in the coming weeks, Bruce told reporters.