Benjamin netanyahu and will also meet the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abas. from the moment mr blinken s plane touched the tarmac he made it clear that addressing the violence of the last week is top of his agenda. it s the responsibility of everyone to take steps to calm tensions rather than inflame them. to work toward a day when people no longer feel afraid in their communities, in their homes, and their places of worship. that is the only way to halt the rising tide of violence that has ta ken too many lives. too many israelis, too many palestinians. i ll make that clear throughout my time in israel, on the west bank, with everyone that i meet. the recent violence is not the only political issue facing secretary blinken on his arrival. there are also growing protests about the new government s plans to reform the judicial system. according to plans by the newjustice minister, yariv levin, the government intends to reduce the supreme court s power to revoke
Expects serious negotiations for a two state solution, notjust because of this new israeli government, even before that there was no real prospect of a serious move towards a resolution of this conflict. what demonstration is working to do, they are right to do it, is to try to limit the closing of the door for a future conflict resolution. to limit settlement activity, to limit their collapse of the palestinian authority, to limiting side away from the possibility in the future. as for the american position in the middle east, take for granted that that everything hinges on the palestinian issue, i happen to think it is extremely important, but the middle east is preoccupied with very different issues in very different problems, some of the much larger in magnitude. we are still seeing a push. and front and centre. i m not sure it affects their position in the middle east at large, but it is certainly complicating dramatically the american effort to
When that is an extraordinary place to be when you that is an extraordinary place to be when you look at it from an international perspective. the parties international perspective. the parties often seem to be to the right parties often seem to be to the right of parties often seem to be to the right of politics in israel, but we know right of politics in israel, but we know the right of politics in israel, but we know the coalition include some very radical know the coalition include some very radical members from very hard line religious radical members from very hard line religious groups there, so it is not at all religious groups there, so it is not at all surprising when you look at where at all surprising when you look at where this at all surprising when you look at where this debate has gone that they are taking where this debate has gone that they are taking a very hard line position are taking a very hard line position. whether it is out of step with pu
Broker peace, which is not on the cards right now. fine broker peace, which is not on the cards right now. broker peace, which is not on the cards right now. one of the things i wanted to ask cards right now. one of the things i wanted to ask you cards right now. one of the things i wanted to ask you about cards right now. one of the things i wanted to ask you about was - cards right now. one of the things i wanted to ask you about was the i wanted to ask you about was the israeli government s wider plans to overhaul thejudiciary, israeli government s wider plans to overhaulthejudiciary, bringing parliament to greater powers, and yet there were protests by israelis in large numbers in tel aviv against those plans. do you think the israeli government has the public mood accurately gauged, or do you think it may have realised it is out of step with that? of step with that? israel has gone throu . h of step with that? israel has gone through several of step with that? israel has