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LIVE: Netanyahu meets with Blinken in Jerusalem

The U.S. secretary of state is also slated to meet with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen and President Isaac Herzog before traveling to Ramallah.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy in Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy in Israel.
(Jan. 30, 2023 / JNS)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday evening with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem.

Blinken is also slated to meet with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen and President Isaac Herzog, before traveling to Ramallah on Tuesday for a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.

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