Tag: Antony Blinken
Blinken: Israel has ‘lost sovereignty’ in the north
Israel has “effectively lost sovereignty” over the northern part of its country amid ongoing attacks from Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
“People don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” the secretary stated during a...
McConnell: Antisemitism ‘reaches from college campuses to US Capitol’
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slammed colleagues planning to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress, drawing a link between members of Congress and anti-Israel campus protesters.
“The scourge of...
Blinken, Pentagon slammed for ‘Al Jazeera,’ Hezbollah-linked outlet interviews
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Defense are being criticized widely for interviews with terrorism-tied outlets over the Shavuot holiday.
On Wednesday, Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon press...
In first meeting with new Palestinian Authority leader, Blinken welcomes plans to reform the...
In his first meeting with the new Palestinian Authority prime minister on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the PA’s plans to pass a series of administrative reforms.
Blinken stressed “the need for full...
Blinken denies Washington withheld intelligence from Israel about Hamas
During congressional testimony on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken denied that the Biden administration had offered to share additional intelligence with Israel if it refrained from launching a military operation in Rafah,...
Following US pressure, aid trucks enter Gaza’s north through Erez
The first aid trucks entered the northern part of the Gaza Strip through the Erez Crossing on Wednesday, seven months after Hamas terrorists destroyed the entry point during their Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.
The...
Blinken to Netanyahu: Israel must ‘avoid further expansion’ of war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on Wednesday as part of his Middle East tour to Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, his seventh trip to the Jewish state since the...
Report: Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with Israel
Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with Israel and is debating the timing of the announcement, a foreign diplomat familiar with the details told Haaretz on Monday.
According to the source cited in the article by...
Blinken to visit Israel as Rafah battle looms
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to fly to Israel this week following talks with Arab leaders in Riyadh, officials in Jerusalem told The New York Times on Friday.
According to the Times, the visit will take...
Blinken heading to Riyadh for talks with Abbas, Arab leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and Arab leaders this week on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum summit in Saudi Arabia, the...