Tag: Antony Blinken
Blinken congratulates Israel on its 74th Independence Day
As Israel celebrates 74 years since its independence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent his congratulations in a statement on Wednesday.
Blinken said the relationship between the United States and Israel is unshakeable, based...
Blinken, Jordanian foreign minister discuss ‘need for calm in Jerusalem’ during holidays
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman H. Safadi on Friday to reaffirm the deep strategic relationship between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, according to...
Don’t reward Palestinians for a new wave of terror
After a week of terror attacks that took the lives of 11 people, Israelis are wondering whether they are on the brink of a third intifada. The Jewish state’s security forces are redoubling their...
US obsession with Palestinians and appeasement of Iran dampened Negev Summit
Sunday’s “Negev Summit” gathering of the foreign ministers of four Arab countries in Israel may have been the first such high-profile visit by multiple Middle Eastern dignitaries and served as an inaugural meeting of...
Lapid: Negev Summit builds on ‘new regional architecture based on progress‘
The Negev Summit featuring four foreign ministers from Arab countries—the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Eygpt—together with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, broadcast a rare show of...
Lapid, Blinken meet in Jerusalem ahead of Negev Summit
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint press conference on Sunday in Jerusalem, during which they discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a possible nuclear...
Israel to host top diplomats from US, UAE, Bahrain and Morocco in landmark summit
Israel announced on Friday that it will host a landmark summit on Monday that will include the top diplomats from the United States, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will...
Secretary of State Blinken to travel to Middle East, including stop in Israel
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert previewed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East next week, where he will be meeting with a number of...
Blinken to Lapid: America appreciates Israeli diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine front
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Riga, Latvia, on Monday in discussions that had the top U.S. diplomat commending Israel’s diplomatic endeavors on the Russia-Ukraine front.
“We...
Blinken speaks with Lapid on the situation in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
According to a State Department readout, the two foreign ministers discussed “the premeditated, unprovoked,...