Palestinian leader asks Blinken to hold off on appointing special envoy. 

US advance team will discuss issue further with Abbas in meeting this weekend.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has expressed his dissatisfaction with the series of steps the Biden administration is planning to introduce in order to boost ties with Ramallah, deeming the measures insufficient so long as the US consulate in Jerusalem remains shuttered, two US and Palestinian officials told The Times of Israel on Monday.

Source: TOI