Washington DC [US] May 26 (ANI): The United States will be opposed to any steps that either of the sides of the Israeli-Palestine conflict takes to undermine prospects of the two-state solution, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the reopening of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.
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Palestinian activists, right, speak with an Israeli police officer as two activists IDs are checked after they started to repair a mural that was defaced by a Jewish settler in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem, where Palestinian families face imminent eviction from their homes by Israeli settlers, Monday, May 24, 2021. One activist was arrested after re-painting the Arabic phrase, welcome to the resilient neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
JERUSALEM (AP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the reopening of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem – a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.
2021-05-25 12:35:51 GMT2021-05-25 20:35:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JERUSALEM, May 25 (Xinhua) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged that the United States would rally support to rebuild Gaza, as he began his Middle East tour in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
In a televised statement after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken said the United States will work to rally international support and make its own significant contributions.
But it will be ensured that Hamas does not benefit from the reconstruction assistance, Blinken said about the Islamist Palestinian group that runs the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Netanyahu, speaking alongside Blinken after their meeting, warned that his country will launch a very powerful response if Hamas will renew rocket fire at Israel.
Norway relieved over ceasefire
May 21, 2021
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide was on national radio Friday morning, expressing relief that the Israelis and Palestinians had finally gone along with a ceasefire after 11 days of what she called “intense” fighting. Norway has a long history of trying to end the constant conflicts between the two sides, with little success.
A Palestinian man inspects the ruins of Al Jawhara Tower in Gaza City after it was bombed one night last week. PHOTO: Norwegian Refugee Council/M. Hajjar
“I welcome this (the ceasefire) and it was also absolutely necessary,” Søreide told state broadcaster NRK. “Now the job for both sides is to get together and discuss a two-state solution and a lasting peace.”