By Yoni Kempinski, Israel National News— In advance of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the region, a senior State Department official says that the Biden administration is “relieved” that the violence has ended. He told reporters that they worked behind the scenes to establish the ceasefire. “We appreciate the roles of Egypt,…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— Monday’s stabbing attack in Jerusalem shows that the situation in the city remains tense despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect four days ago. That’s because the Palestinian Authority and Hamas have an interest in keeping Jerusalem in the headlines, each for its own reasons. The…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— On the eve of his first official visit to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed support for a two-state solution as the only way to provide hope to Israelis and Palestinians that they can live “with equal measures of security, of peace, and dignity.” During…