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Riyadh is following the lead of other Sunni Arab countries in its effort to secure concessions from Washington to boost its security in exchange for a regional peace agreement.
Muscat announced the move in February following months of talks between the Israeli Foreign Ministry and authorities in Oman.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other senior legislators sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging that he strike down the “one-sided, biased” initiative.
Nearly half of American Jewish respondents approved of President Joe Biden’s response to antisemitism; 56% disapproved of Congress’ record in that regard.
The U.S. president stressed the importance of consensus building for “fundamental changes” • NYT columnist Thomas Friedman: If Netanyahu keeps moving ahead, he’ll be snubbing the White House.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly made the request during his visit last week to Israel in a bid to de-escalate tensions amid rampant Palestinian terrorism.
“We can redeem the soul of America,” the U.S. president said.
“The president made clear that this was an attack against the civilized world,” said a White House readout of the conversation.
That’s according to his International Holocaust Remembrance Day statement.
The former presidential candidate continues her forthright support for the Jews.
The president described migration to America as “a human right if your family is being persecuted.”
State Department spokesman Ned Price did not elaborate on the contours of the proposal.
