Antony Blinken
The top U.S. diplomat said that for Riyadh, too, progress on the Palestinian issue was necessary for the normalization process to move forward.
The U.S. secretary and the Israeli prime minister “discussed mutual interests, including expanding Israel’s regional integration and countering threats posed by Iran.”
His spokesman called for “immediate intervention” by the United States to stop IDF incursions into Palestinian towns.
“When the Biden administration tells you that they’re enforcing sanctions, please laugh,” says FDD CEO Mark Dubowitz.
The Israeli minister spoke with the U.S. secretary of state amid Washington’s efforts to serve as a normalization broker between Riyadh and Jerusalem.
The U.S. secretary of state, who is Jewish, spoke via video feed during a commemoration of the uprising, which began 80 years ago, on Aug. 16, 1943.
The secretary of state claims the monies will be used only for humanitarian purposes; Tehran says otherwise.
The Congress members asked Secretary Blinken for an update on the Palestinian policy of rewarding terrorists.
The two leaders reaffirmed the “unique relationship” between the United States and Israel, and discussed the “shared goal” of countering Iran.
“By failing to confirm these nominees, a handful of senators are keeping our best players on the sidelines,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Jewish members of Congress should know better,” the Jewish groups wrote to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
