A U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem for the Palestinian Authority

How to turn the lemon into lemonade

by Ira Straus

The decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is not the first time countries have pre-empted the negotiations for peace. It follows in the footsteps of many another country undermining the peace process in the opposite direction. It could claim to be a corrective step as well as a simple recognition of reality.

However, if so, it needs to correct itself also. The way to do this is to announce a U.S. consulate explicitly assigned to the Palestianians.

This can be done easily enough, by upgrading the U.S. Consulate-General that is already in Jerusalem.