Antony Blinken
Referring to the IAEA report that Iran has begun enriching uranium to 20 percent purity, the Israeli prime minister told the U.S. secretary of state that world powers should immediately cease the negotiations in Vienna.
The final go-ahead was granted for 1,800 units, while 1,344 received preliminary approval. A further 1,303 units are to be approved for Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israelis who have lost loved ones to terror warn that a consulate in Jerusalem for the Palestinians would be a “complete Trojan horse.”
“One great fear of the current impasse is rather than revert to pressure, the Biden administration will define ‘other options’ as settling for even less than the JCPOA in a bid to try to cap the nuclear program, which has expanded far beyond the JCPOA’s limits,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted its bias, saying the council “suffers from serious flaws, including disproportionate attention on Israel and the membership of several states with egregious records.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed Iran, setting low expectations on whether there will be concrete action re-entering the JCPOA, with many expecting a new round of negotiations • UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan plans to visit Israel.
The visit to Washington comes as the United States appears ready to restart indirect talks in Vienna regarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Politico was the first to report in February that Fritz Berggren, a U.S. foreign service officer, has been publishing on his website Bloodandfaith.com material that attacks Jews and the LGBTQ community, and calls for the creation of Christian nation-states.
According to a readout of the meeting from State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and emphasized the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked Howard Kohr for the organization’s “steadfast support for the State of Israel,” saying he views the organization’s activities as “a leading and integral factor in strengthening Israel’s standing in the United States.”
“I am bringing with me from Jerusalem a new spirit of cooperation, which rests on the special and long-standing connection between the two countries,” said Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken calls on Polish President Andrzej Duda not to sign the bill into law • “This immoral law harms the friendship and bilateral relations between Israel and Poland,” says Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.
