"Now is the time to heal and to repair damage left by the previous US administration," Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki stated during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. "President Abbas has congratulated President Biden on his election, and expressed our hope for resumption of relations and positive engagements."
"We look forward to reversal of unlawful and hostile measures undertaken by the Trump administration and working together for peace," he said. "We welcome the decision of the new administration to join the international law-based order and hope that the U.S. will play an important role in multilateral efforts for peace in the Middle East."
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Separately, he noted that "the last four years have tested our collective resolve and international consensus has endured and prevailed."
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The Trump administration drew the U.S. closer to Israel, with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoying a close personal relationship in particular. Trump played a key role in the formation of the Abraham Accords -- a series of normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states.
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The Biden administration has indicated it wants to strengthen relations with the Palestinians, while keeping close ties to Israel
Acting U.N. Ambassador Richard Mills said at the Security Council meeting that the policy of the U.S. under the Biden administration will be to support a two-state solution, while warning against unilateral action -- including annexation, settlement activity and incitement to violence.
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"In order to advance these objectives, the Biden Administration will restore credible U.S. engagement with Palestinians as well as Israelis," he said. This will involve renewing U.S. relations with the Palestinian leadership and Palestinian people, relations which have atrophied over the last four years."
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Mills said that Biden has promised to "restore U.S. assistance programs that support economic development and humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people and to take steps to re-open diplomatic missions that were closed by the last U.S. administration."
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Mills also indicated the Biden administration would follow the Trump administration in defending Israel against unjust attacks at the U.N.
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"Under the Biden Administration, the United States will continue its longstanding policy of opposing one-sided resolutions and other actions in international bodies that unfairly single out Israel," he said. "The United States will also work to promote Israel’s standing and participation in United Nations bodies and other international organizations."
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During a meeting on the subject of the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan asked why aggression by Iran was not the focus of the council’s agenda.
"Iran does not try to hide its intention of destroying the world’s only Jewish state. Spreading antisemitism, denying the Holocaust and even proposing legislation calling for Israel’s destruction by the year 2041," he said. "How is it possible that the Iranian Parliament proposing to annihilate a member state is not at the top of this council's agenda?"
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