Antony Blinken
The U.S. Secretary of State described the Holocaust as not only a genocide but “one of the largest mass thefts in history.”
“The timing shows that this is very much about the upcoming elections,” professor Eugene Kontorovich tells JNS.
“For Blinken to announce this in the middle of a war and when the Jewish Sabbath already has begun in Israel is unconscionable,” said David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel.
“The issue with President Biden’s disastrous foreign policy is not that his secretary of state is a nice, polite person,” Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts told JNS.
“The most urgent issue is, of course, to find ways to bring back the hostages. Once that can be done, then peace can be achieved,” the secretary said.
“We are optimistic, and we have delivered the response to the Israeli party,” said Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is helping to negogiate a truce.
It was previously reported that Riyadh would accept a declaration by Jerusalem on a two-state solution for normalization.
The U.S. diplomat is making his sixth visit to Israel since Oct. 7.
Another speaker, who participated in a press conference, lists current fundraising ties to the United Nations Foundation on X and LinkedIn.
Israeli officials have called such accusations blood libels in the past.
The major foreign policy shift would face deep opposition within Israel.
Congress should “conduct oversight of these arms transfers and determine whether they are consistent with humanitarian principles,” they wrote.
