CIA director visit aims to strengthen PA, Palestinian official says

CIA director William Burns' visit to Israel shows that the Biden administration is serious about restoring Washington’s relations with the Palestinians, said a Palestinian Authority official.

William 'Bill' Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 11, 2019.

(photo credit: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS)

ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

AUGUST 10, 2021 19:04

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