Over 500 Joe Biden campaign staffers have penned an open letter calling on the White House to pressure Israel to change its behavior, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on a trip to meet leaders in Tel Aviv. Addressed directly to Biden,.
Highest-ranking U.S. official to visit since President Biden took office, Blinken reiterates America's support for Israel, but says "underlying issues" must be addressed.
Blinken, who arrived in Israel early Tuesday, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the region since President Joe Biden assumed office.
The administration had hoped to extricate the U.S. from the region s intractable conflicts and focus on competition with China and climate change. But like so many of its predecessors, it was pulled back into the Middle East by another outbreak of violence.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by Israeli Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskelas as he steps off the plane Tuesday upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel.(Alex Brandon/Reuters )
US will make significant contributions to rebuilding Gaza without benefiting Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the conflict in the Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised international aid intended to help rebuild the battered Gaza Strip would not benefit Hamas
He began a Middle East visit in Israel on Tuesday and is hoping to bolster its cease-fire between the Jewish state and Gaza s ruling Hamas militants
Israeli authorities are allowing fuel, medicine and food earmarked for Gaza s private sector to enter the territory for the first time since 11 days of hostilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped Washington would not sign back onto the Iran nuclear deal after meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem.