CAIRO—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met top officials in Cairo on Wednesday during a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a ceasefire that ended the worst fighting in years between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. Egypt has longstanding relations with both sides in the conflict and played a key role…
Blinken Announces US Aid to Gaza and Pledges to Reopen Jerusalem Consulate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East mission on Tuesday that Washington would provide new aid to help rebuild Gaza as part of efforts to bolster a ceasefire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel. Hoping to reverse a move taken by former President Donald Trump that angered Palestinians, Blinken said the…
Blinken Pledges US Support to Rebuild Gaza, Prevent Return to War
JERUSALEM—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East mission on Tuesday that Washington would rally support to rebuild Gaza as part of efforts to bolster a ceasefire between its Hamas terrorist rulers and Israel. But Blinken made clear that the United States intended to ensure that Hamas, which it regards as a…
A Ceasefire Solves Nothing
Commentary In outlining the goal for winning the Persian Gulf War against Saddam Hussein for invading and occupying Kuwait in 1991, Gen. Colin Powell, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “Our strategy to go after this army is very, very simple. First, we’re going to cut it off, and then we’re going…
Biden: Two-State Solution ‘The Only Answer’ to Israel-Palestine Conflict
President Joe Biden said on Friday there has been no shift in his commitment to the security of Israel, insisting “the only answer” was a two-state solution with Palestine. “There is no shift in my commitment … to the security of Israel. Period. No shift—not at all,” Biden told reporters at a White House press…
What Role Does China Play in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Commentary Israel and Hamas were engaged in a military conflict this month. While the international community wants to restore peace through diplomatic mediations, China, which happens to hold the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for May, has not condemned the violence. The Communist regime’s motive is questionable. After a confrontation between Palestinians…
Israel Accuses Chinese State TV of ‘Blatant Antisemitism’
BEIJING—Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as “blatant antisemitism” on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere. In a tweet, the embassy said “we have hoped that the times of the ‘Jew’s controlling the world’ conspiracy theories were over, unfortunately…
Blinken Says US Received More Information on Gaza High-Rise Bombing
REYKJAVIK—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Washington had received further information about Israel’s destruction of a Gaza high-rise that housed the local offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera news organizations. But he declined to comment further on it. “We did seek further information from Israel on this question,” Blinken…
Strike From Gaza Kills 2 as Israel Topples 6-story Building
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—A strike launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory. With the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers showing no sign of abating and truce efforts apparently stalled, Palestinians…
GOP Senators Announce Resolution To Support Israel’s Right to Defend Itself Amid Attacks From Hamas
A group of 19 Republican senators introduced a resolution on Monday to reaffirm the United States’ support for Israel and its right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, amid ongoing rocket attacks from Hamas that shows few signs of abating. The resolution (pdf), led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), also condemns the current attacks against…
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