United States President Joe Biden visited the Palestinian territories in mid-July 2022 and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During a televised speech with Abbas, Biden publicly stated support for an independent Palestinian state. To gather the pulse of the Palestinians in the leadup to Biden’s visit with Abbas, Unicorn Riot heard from numerous residents of Palestinian descent including citizens, activists, resistance members, the Deputy Mayor of Bethlehem, a Greek Orthodox Parishioner, and more.