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Palestinian, international observers weigh Biden approach to Palestinian conflict

Although the Biden administration promised to reverse many of the previous US decisions, Palestinians-US relations are moving forward at a very slow pace.

US Vice President Joe Biden (L) holds a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after their meeting at the presidential compound, Ramallah, West Bank, March 10, 2010.
US Vice President Joe Biden (L) holds a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after their meeting at the presidential compound, Ramallah, West Bank, March 10, 2010. — Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Most Palestinian and international observers would describe the Biden administration, now approaching its third month in office, as being steady, positive but slow with a low priority in addressing the Palestinian issue.

In both his election campaign and after taking office, the 46th president of the United States had promised to renew dialogue with Palestinians and reverse most, but not all, the Trump administration decisions. The restoration of dialogue has run into bureaucratic trouble due to existing anti-terror legislation, so the slow movement has been focused largely on reinitiating financial aid and reversal of semantic description of the conflict and the needed conditions to restart peace talks.

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