by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 02:44 PM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken s Mideast trip where he first met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday was
supposed to focus on maintaining the Israel-Gaza truce and finding a lasting solution toward preventing a future flair up of violence.
However, an emboldened Netanyahu
bluntly shared his thoughts on the impending restoration of the Iran nuclear deal while standing next to Blinken during the press conference that followed their meeting. As expected Netanyahu urged the US to stay away from the deal, forcing Blinken to quickly contradict the Israeli leader, leading to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken took off for the Middle East on Monday to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on and strengthen last
Israel Hamas ceasefire: View from the West Bank 08:22
However, we will also never accept the notion that this cycle of bloodshed is inevitable. That is why we refuse to let this issue recede in international priorities as it has in the past until the next crisis emerges and imposes.
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Building a lasting solution must start now. Egypt is ready to do everything to help negotiate a lasting peace to the core conflict in the Middle East. We are calling on the US to work with us to restart that process immediately.
Egypt s historic role in planting the seeds of peace, our substantive contributions toward a Middle East peace plan, our proximity to the conflict, and the direct ramifications of belligerency to our nation, all make Egypt singularly positioned to help restart negotiations toward a two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis and with the full span of their rights upheld; prime amongst them is statehood to the Palestinians and security to the Israelis
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Following last week s revelation that Biden had approved the sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel just ahead of this month s outbreak of hostilities, there s been anger and disunity within Democrat Congressional ranks, particularly by progressives including the Squad .
But it should have come with little surprise given official US policy and actions have long appeared to be a blank check approach to Israel across administrations stretching back decades. The some
$3.8 billion in annual foreign military aid given to the Jewish state doesn t appear to come with any strings attached in terms of human rights.
And now increasing numbers of influential Democrat voices, including many who helped get Biden into office, have issued an open letter demanding accountability, as