Following recent hostilities, U.S. dispatches Israel, Palestinian Affairs official
Itamar Eichner |
Published: 05.12.21 , 19:08
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Wednesday that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel and Palestinian Affairs, Hady Amr, will be arriving at the region soon, following the recent round of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Israeli officials intend to continue pummeling Hamas s positions in Gaza, citing the importance of degrading the threat of future attacks in defiance of international calls for an end to the violence.
“I don t think it s the time to talk about the calls for a ceasefire,” Israeli Foreign Affairs ministry spokesman Lior Haiat told reporters Wednesday. “There’s nothing really to talk about.”
That show of disinterest in a ceasefire conversation coincided with Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s announcement that he would dispatch the State Department’s top official for Israel and Palestinian Affairs to attempt to broker an end to the duelingrounds of rocket attacks and airstrikes. Some international observers fear that the conflict could be “escalating towards a full-scale war,” as a United Nations official put it Wednesday, but Israeli officials want to damage the militant groups’ ability to target Israel after this round of fighting ends.
Democrats prompt Biden to reopen PLO office, consulate in eastern Jerusalem
Democrats prompt Biden to reopen PLO office, consulate in eastern Jerusalem
The PLO Mission faces several legal hurdles that have so far prevented that, as the Palestinians would become liable for more than $650 in financial penalties in U.S. courts.
The Palestinian flag just moments before being taken down from the PLO Mission in Washington on Oct. 10, 2018. The Trump administration last month ordered the office to be closed. Credit: Jackson Richman/JNS.
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(May 11, 2021 / JNS) A group of Senate Democrats is urging the Biden administration to follow through on its pledge to reopen the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s office in Washington, in addition to the U.S. consulate in eastern Jerusalem.
Khaled Elgindy, moderator
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Rashida made history in 2008 by becoming the first Muslim woman to ever serve in the Michigan Legislature. She is beloved by residents for the transformative constituent services she provided, and for successfully fighting the billionaires and corporations that tried to pollute her district. When families get to know Rashida, they have no doubt that she will work tirelessly to knock down barriers for real change, and whether by policy or action, she will roll up her sleeves to make sure her residents are cared for, no matter how big the challenge.
President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress; Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum host.
We all expected President Biden to speak about hate in America during his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
He did not disappoint.
He talked about the murder of George Floyd, systemic racism, and white supremacy. He mentioned attacks upon Blacks, Native Americans, and women. He celebrated a hate crimes act to protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
This past weekend, in fact, provided Biden with an additional reason to discuss hate in America. Beginning Thursday night and proceeding through the weekend, four different synagogues and three vehicles were vandalized in a Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx. All were damaged in precisely the same way: smashed windows.