Overview

• A U.S. diplomatic cable sent in early June urges governments not to participate in the UN conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia from June 17 to 20 in New York
• The cable warns that attendance would violate U.S. foreign policy by supporting perceived anti-Israel actions and complicate unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state
• In late May UN consultations, the Arab Group pressed member states to recognize Palestinian statehood as a measure of the conference’s success
• U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated that establishing a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank is no longer a U.S. policy objective
• The diplomatic communication highlights U.S. engagement with Egypt and Qatar to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire and secure hostage releases