U.S. Foreign Policy
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.
The administration still views diplomacy as the “best path” to ensuring Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons, but Tehran must take “de-escalatory steps,” says U.S. State Department spokesman.
Three experts will speak on the law to end the Palestinian Authority’s “pay for slay” policy that rewards terrorists.
Mohammed bin Salman dismissed reports Riyadh suspended U.S.-led normalization talks.
The U.S. secretary of state spoke a about Israeli-Saudi relations and about the $6 billion transferred to Iran in interviews Wednesday on Good Morning America and on The Today Show.
