Iran, Muslim states condemn Israel, urge end to crimes in Gaza, Quds Wednesday, 12 May 2021 10:39 AM
[ Last Update: Wednesday, 12 May 2021 10:57 AM ] This photo taken from the Middle East Eye news portal shows demonstrators gathering in front of the US State Department in Washington, May 11, 2021.
Israel s ongoing crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, have drawn strong condemnations from around the globe, as the regime in Tel Aviv has been conducting the heaviest strikes on Gazans since the 2014 war.
Thousands of people in New York, London, Karachi and other cities across the world gathered to protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza and the regime’s use of force against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Report: Israel tells US to stay out of Jerusalem crisis Protesters demanding an end to Israeli aggression against Palestine march in the street in Midtown Manhattan on May 11, 2021 in New York City [Scott Heins/Getty Images] May 12, 2021 at 11:09 am
Israel asked the United States not to intervene in the Jerusalem crisis or pressure Tel Aviv to stop the recent escalation in violence between the Israeli security forces and Palestinian civilians in Al-Aqsa Mosque,
Axios reported on Monday.
According to the site, although the White House has avoided clashing with Israel over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Jerusalem crisis that erupted over the weekend prompted many members of Congress and progressive organisations to weigh in and demand the White House intervene.
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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel s US correspondent based in New York
Rockets are launched toward Israel from Rafah, in the southern the Gaza Strip on May 12, 2021 (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
US deputy assistant secretary for Israeli-Palestinian affairs Hady Amr will fly to Israel later Wednesday as Washington steps up its engagement aimed at de-escalating the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas.
Amr will head to the region “immediately” to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a Wednesday press conference, confirming earlier Times of Israel reports.
“He will bring to bear his decades of experience, and in particular, he will urge on my behalf and on behalf of President Biden a de-escalation of violence. We are very focused on this,” Blinken said.