US to provide consular services in illegal Israeli settlement
Al Jazeera
US embassy services will be available in the illegal West Bank settlement of Efrat, starting on February 27.
The United States has announced it will soon provide in-person passport services at an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
The US Embassy in Jerusalem said it would start providing the service for Efrat, located between the Palestinian towns of Bethlehem and Hebron, on February 27.
It will be the first time the US has “provided consular services to a settlement in the West Bank”, according to a US embassy spokesperson quoted by the Reuters news agency.
The embassy said it would plan similar on-site services in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, the illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit near Bethlehem, and in cities within Israel, such as Haifa.
The US currently offers passport and consular services at its embassy in West Jerusalem as well as at a Tel Aviv branch office.
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