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| Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies |
| 2023-11-02 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan this week as Israel’s war in Gaza and international criticism of it intensify, the State Department said Wednesday. Time to deliver the Biden administration ceasefire ultimatum to Israel. Blinken will depart Washington on Thursday and will be in Israel and Jordan on Friday and Further stops in the Middle East are possible, meaning the trip may follow the frenetic pace of Blinken’s last trip to the region shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel where last-minute schedule changes were frequent. Blinken ended up traveling to Israel three times as well as six Arab nations during that trip. Blinken will be entering a diplomatic maelstrom that will likely complicate his mission. Jordan announced Wednesday that it had recalled its ambassador to Israel and would not permit Israel’s ambassador to Jordan to return to the country. It said it would not revisit those moves until the Gaza conflict was over. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken would once again underscore the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s right to defend itself but also stress the importance of minimizing civilian casualties and ensuring that humanitarian assistance reaches innocent Palestinians in Gaza. US Navy enforced No-Fly zones coming soon. Securing the release of hundred of Israelis and others held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, easing the transit of dual Palestinian nationals and foreigners currently in Gaza into Egypt and preventing a broader regional war from erupting will also be key agenda items, Miller said. DoD and State Department to establish protected relief and evacuation corridors as soon as the shooting stops. At the same time, Blinken wants to begin a conversation with Israel and with Jordan about an end game for the Gaza conflict once it is over, Miller said. To that end, Blinken will push Israeli officials on reining in violence being committed by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank and will be re-stating U.S. backing for the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, he said. Here it is again, the notorious "Two State Solution." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 US Navy enforced No-Fly zones coming soon. Won't do much for Yemeni missiles and drones. Maybe Lebanese? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-02 07:39 |
| #4 A canary is a pretty little bird. A cannery is where they make spam. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-02 07:34 |
| #3 /\ Evil championing evil. No canary needed to sort that one out. A flock of vultures would be better suited for them. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-02 05:23 |
| #2 Nearly 150 scholars in feminist, queer and trans studies are demanding an end to Israel’s genocide and occupation in Gaza as the Israeli military begins a ground operation in the area, intensifying its already horrific siege. We Jews are cannaries in American coal mine? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-11-02 04:07 |
| #1 most Americans side with Israel in the conflict, according to the polls. The exact numbers vary widely, but across five recent polls, between three and five times as many Americans said they sympathized with Israelis than said they sympathized with Palestinians. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-11-02 04:02 |