The US administration’s peace envoy Jason Greenblatt will arrive in Palestine today to meet with envoys from the Middle East Quartet to explore the situation following president Donald Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
His visit is taking place amid continued diplomatic fallout from Trump’s move on Jerusalem and his decision to cut funding for the UNRWA.
“Jason will be attending a regular meeting of the Quartet envoys to exchange information and continue our engagement on advancing peace” a White House official told an Israeli newspaper.
Greenblatt may stay until US vice president Mike Pence’s visit which is slated for January 22-23.
The so-called Quartet consists of representatives from the US Russia the UN and the European Union. It was established in Madrid in 2002 to try to resolve the decades-old dispute between Palestinians and Israelis.
