Sweimeh, Jordan – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced $404 million in new US assistance for the Palestinians, as he urged other countries including US critics also to give money to address Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. The aid, announced at an emergency aid conference in Jordan, brings the total US contribution...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had “reaffirmed his commitment” to a Gaza cease-fire proposal during their meeting in Jerusalem. “I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu last night and he reaffirmed his commitment to the proposal,”...
A San Francisco court has initiated an expedited hearing for a case accusing the Biden administration of complicity in genocide in Gaza. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals began the hearing on Monday. Palestinian plaintiffs, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), argue that US officials have a legal obligation to prevent ge...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during closed-door talks Monday that the Biden administration and other unspecified world leaders “will stand behind” a cease-fire agreement outlined by President Joe Biden. During his meetings with Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Blink...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a cease-fire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from Hamas raised further questions on whether he can succeed. The top US diplomat, paying his eighth visit to the region since October last year, was […]
ATHENS (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday admitted that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, saying Washington is working to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave. Speaking at a press conference in Prague following an informal meeting of the NATO foreign ministers, Blinken said, “We’ve seen changes, some p...
Human rights advocates globally slammed President Joe Biden for his condemnation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor’s move to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Biden’s denunciation drew ire for its perceived double standards, with critics accusing him of defending atrocities. The pr...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire deal was still possible but he charged that an International Criminal Court arrest bid for Israeli leaders was setting back efforts. Blinken was opening two days of testimony before Congress that were immediately disrupted by proteste...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an application by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister. Secretary of State Antony Blinken separately warned that efforts to secure a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaz...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – MAY 13, 2024 09:30:37 GMT – AFP Israel continued its attacks in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a full-scale invasion of the crowded city and of the threat of post-war “anarchy” across the Palestinian territory. AFP correspondents reported hel...