Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed today to help Israel normalize relations with additional countries in the Muslim and Arab worlds as he commemorated the one-year anniversary of former President Donald Trump’s Abraham Accords. Blinken said the Biden administration would “continue to build on the successful efforts of the last administration to keep normalisation marching […]
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Blinken Says No to Greenland Real Estate
The village of Kulusuk in Greenland. (Photo: Ville Miettinen/flickr/cc) In May, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a visit to Greenland. In a rather unedifying way, he was called ‘Tony’ by his hosts, a disarming point that was bound to open the floodgates of insincerity. For all the convivial stuffing, there was a certain […]
‘Maybe you have something to teach us,’ Blinken gushes to Bennett, on script
The mood of the Naftali Bennett visit to the White House was set yesterday when Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the prime minister, “Maybe you have something to teach us,” with reference to Bennett’s diverse governing coalition. The comment came after the Israeli Prime Minister joked about Israel’s endless elections. Bennett: I have news […]
Blinken-Lloyd Duo Returns to Asia
At the end of July US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to Asia to resolve one of the key foreign policy challenges facing all the US administrations of the last 10 years – the continuous growth of China’s influence, both in the region and globally. It is possible […]
Secretary Of State Blinken Calls For Formal Investigation After Swastika Found Etched In State Department Elevator
What had been the cause of the “Kristallnacht,” which resulted in damage to or destruction of 180 synagogues among the existing 14,000 and an equal percentage of Jewish businesses? A seventeen year old Polish Jew, Hershel Gruenspan, residing in Paris, had become so upset about the fate of his father in Germany that he armed […]
Blinken lied through his teeth about Israeli and U.S. accountability to victims– that’s the real scandal
Daniel Larison made the central point about the Ilhan Omar controversy. People should be outraged about Antony Blinken’s comment and not hers. “The real outrage in this exchange was Blinken’s claim that victims of U.S. and Israeli war crimes can get justice from the governments responsible for those crimes, because all of us, Blinken included, […]
Blinken heads to Egypt to shore up Gaza cease-fire efforts
Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday as he presses ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. Blinken was wrapping up talks in Israel early Wednesday before departing to Cairo. He has vowed to […]
Blinken Says U.S. Will Aid Gaza Without Helping Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour to shore up last week’s cease-fire. The 11-day war between Israel and Hamas […]
US not seeking to buy Greenland anymore, says Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured Greenlanders on Thursday that his administration was not seeking to buy their island anymore. Former President Donald Trump had expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark and later cancelled a state visit to Copenhagen when the offer was mocked by Danes and Greenlanders alike. Asked whether the Biden […]
Blinken Calls for End to Gaza Rockets in Conversation With PA’s Abbas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the State Department Washington, U.S. April 27, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis. i24 News – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday, urging an end to rocket attacks as Gaza […]
Netanyahu discusses war in Israel with Biden, Blinken
Browse > Home / News / Netanyahu discusses war in Israel with Biden, Blinken May 13, 2021 by Aryeh Savir – TPS Read on for article Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday night and thanked him for “the American backing for Israel’s right to self-defence.” Israeli […]
Blinken Calls Hezbollah ‘Threat,’ US Blacklists 7 Lebanese Nationals
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the State Department Washington, U.S. April 27, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis The United States on Tuesday called on governments worldwide to take action against Lebanon’s Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, as the Treasury Department sanctioned seven Lebanese nationals it […]
Blinken Urges De-Escalation Between Israel and Palestinians, Immediate Halt to Rocket Attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks during a NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool i24News – The US State Secretary Antony Blinken called for de-escalation from both Israel and Palestinians on Tuesday amid the ongoing Gaza flare-up. “All sides need to de-escalate, reduce […]
Democrats urge Blinken to pressure Israel on Palestinian evictions in Jerusalem
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Iran set to feature in Blinken meeting with U.K. foreign secretary Raab
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Blinken, Yossi Cohen meet in Washington as Israel presses its case on Iran
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met Thursday in Washington with visiting Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and Israel’s ambassador Gilad Erdan, as Israel sought to convince Washington to seek an improved deal to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons rather than reenter the limping 2015 accord. The two-hour meeting was the second this week in […]
Blinken meets Israel’s Mossad spy chief for talks on Iran
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House Democrats to urge Blinken: Use all antisemitism definitions at your disposal
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Blinken: US Commitment to Israel ‘Ironclad’
(JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that America’s commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” and that he—and the Biden administration—supports more normalization agreements. Blinken appeared as part of a virtual event hosted by Israel’s embassy in Washington for Israeli Independence Day, which also featured U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader […]