Middle East: Blinken multiplies calls for calm in the midst of a whirlwind of violence

The head of American diplomacy is traveling to Israel and the West Bank on Monday and Tuesday.

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Journalist at the World Service

By Pauline Hofman

Published on 01/30/2023 at 20:02
Reading time: 3 mins

LWill calls for calm resound desperately in the void? The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken multiplies them in the midst of an outbreak of violence which is hitting Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The US Secretary of State arrived in Israel on Monday, where he met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other Jewish state officials. On Tuesday, he will be in Ramallah where he is to meet with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority in loss of legitimacy.

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