The Emperorâs New Rules U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised to defend a ârules-based order,â but to what rules he is referring is unclear. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a trip to Israel The world is reeling in horror at the latest Israeli massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza. Much of the world is also shocked by the role of the United States in this crisis, as it keeps providing Israel with weapons to kill Palestinians, in violation of U.S. and international law, and has repeatedly blocked action by the U.N. Security Council to impose a ceasefire or hold Israel accountable for its war crimes.Â