U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Discusses Israel-Palestinian Conflict | Blinken Speech Live | News18

U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Discusses Israel-Palestinian Conflict | Blinken Speech Live | News18

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would urge Israelis and Palestinians to calm tensions as he visits on Monday (January 30) during the worst violence in years, and reaffirmed a long-stalled peace vision as the "only path" forward.

"There is no question that this is a very difficult moment," Blinken told reporters in Cairo before departing for Tel Aviv. "We have seen, over many months, rising violence that is affecting so many."

In meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Blinken said, "we will be ... encouraging the parties to take steps to calm things down, to de-escalate tensions."

Israel is on high alert after a Palestinian opened fire in a street outside a synagogue on Friday, killing seven people in the worst such attack in the Jerusalem area for over a decade. That followed an Israeli raid on the West Bank town of Jenin on Thursday in which 10 Palestinians, mostly gunmen, were killed.

Blinken also addressed Egypt's human rights situation during a joint press conference with the country's foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, saying that human rights were a top item on the agenda in talks with Egypt's officials.

Blinken said the United States would continue to encourage Egypt to take further actions on human rights, including releasing more political prisoners and reforming pre-trial detention.

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Let me be equal to that which Thou hast laid before me.
In Jesus’ name

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Its the same as talking to putin. To states and missils, if one part contineu attacks or divertions, doesnt respecting humanrights, property or territorial law - is best for peace