U.S. Foreign Policy
The American diplomat spoke with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about recognizing the Jewish state.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, refused the demand.
“I regret posting anything about any of these people,” he says. “I don’t believe anything that these cranks have said.”
The economic organization also said UNRWA, which has been criticized for its close ties with Hamas, would help distribute $600 million in aid.
The Canadian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, UK and U.S. foreign ministers added that they are committed to “a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.”
But they urge “humanitarian pauses” in the IDF’s war on Hamas.
The U.S. president affirmed that Washington “fully supports the defense of U.S. partners facing terrorist threats, whether from state or non-state actors.”
“It is imperative that all states continue to take steps to counter Iran’s destabilizing ballistic missile-related activities through ongoing counterproliferation cooperation,” said the U.S. State Department.
“The IDF will destroy Hamas. And we will hunt down every last man with the blood of our children on his hands,” the minister told NATO defense ministers.
“American interests would be best furthered by helping the parties find additional areas of agreement,” said Shoshana Bryen of the Jewish Policy Center.
Jason D. Greenblatt, who served as the special envoy to the region between 2017-2019, says Biden should focus on direct talks, and avoid pressuring Israel on the Palestinian issue “beyond what the Saudis want.”
Riyadh is not pressuring Jerusalem to make hefty concessions to Ramallah.
