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| Blinken presses Dermer for steps to calm region, as US awaits pledged boost for PA |
| 2023-08-20 |
Putting America’s thumb on the scales. [IsraelTimes] DC sit-down comes month after Jerusalem agreed to help PA deal with crises to mollify Washington, but never actually followed through; Smotrich blamed for delayStrategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Washington with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, as the Biden administration looks for an update on Israeli pledges to boost the Paleostinian Authority that have yet to be actualized. On July 9, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet passed a decision to work to bolster the PA and keep Ramallah from the looming threat of both financial and political collapse. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... the cabinet vote was largely symbolic and did not include any concrete steps. Even nominal steps Netanyahu’s office pledged in the spring have yet to be fully implemented, further sparking Washington’s ire. |
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