Speaking in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE, Blinken said that rebuilding Gaza is the first step to preventing further violence in the region, according to a transcript of the remarks released by the State Department.
“We know that to prevent a return to violence, we have to use the space created to address a larger set of underlying issues and challenges, and that begins with tackling the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza and starting to rebuild,” Blinken said.
ADVERTISEMENT “The United States will work to rally international support around that effort while also making our own significant contributions,” he continued.
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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.
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JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced plans to reopen a key diplomatic outreach office to the Palestinians and pledged nearly US$40 million in new aid reversing key policies of the Trump administration as he moved to bolster the embattled Palestinian government in the West Bank. On his first official visit to the region, Blinken met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders with the immediate aim of shoring up last week s cease-fire that ended 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. He vowed to rally international support for the effort while also promising to ensure that none of the aid would reach Hamas.
May 25, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would work with its partners “to ensure that Hamas does not benefit from the reconstruction assistance” to Gaza.
By United with Israel Staff and AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its rulers, members of the Hamas terror group.
Hamas and Palestinian Jihad launched the 11-day war, murdering Israeli civilians, including a five-year-old boy, with indiscriminate rocket fire at Israeli population centers.
The truce that came into effect Friday has so far held, but it did not address any of the underlying issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, something Blinken acknowledged after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.