Palestinian leadership said to be placing its bets on Biden victory in November 3 presidential election
The Palestinian Authority (PA) maintains contacts with Democratic contender Joe Biden's campaign in the 2020 race for the White House, The Media Line reported on Sunday.
The outlet cited two senior PA sources as saying there are direct communication lines between Ramallah and the Biden camp.
Those were reportedly established with the help of a Palestinian-American businessman.
Stressing the importance of these channels for the PA leaders, one of the sources told the agency: “We want to let Mr Biden know that we are willing and ready to talk.”
The PA's relations with the administration of US President Donald Trump quickly went sour as the US leader recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and moved the US embassy there from Tel Aviv.
The Palestinians proclaimed that under Trump, the US can no longer be viewed as a fair broker in the conflict and refused to consider Trump's peace plan, dubbed Peace to Prosperity.
As the November 3 presidential vote approaches, the Palestinian leadership has placed its bet on a Biden victory.
As the vice president in the administration of President Barack Obama, which saw US-Israel ties hit lows in its final years, Biden is perceived by the PA as someone who would quickly change the US approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reinvigorate the two-state solution.
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