US President Joe Biden promised an additional $100 million to support Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem on Friday, but offered no new proposals to revive the stalled political dialogue between Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
Biden is expected to restate his backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict when he meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but there are no expectations of any major political breakthroughs.
But officials said he would not be bringing any fresh proposals to Abbas, who has been bitterly disappointed by what he sees as the US failure to live up to pledges on issues including re-opening its consulate in Jerusalem. Biden administration officials have rejected Palestinian charges of inaction, pointing to a reversal of the funding cuts and diplomatic freeze imposed by Trump.
As well as the money for East Jerusalem hospitals, he will announce measures to upgrade telecoms networks in the West Bank and Gaza to high speed 4G standards by the end of 2023 and other measures to ease travel between the West Bank and neighbouring Jordan.In addition, there will be a separate $201 million funding package provided through the UN relief agency UNRWA to help Palestinian refugees.
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