Blinken, Israel
Blinken report says it's impossible to verify Israel broke weapons law in Gaza
Secretary of State Tony Blinken says in a report to Congress Friday it is not possible to verify whether Israel has used U.S.-made weapons in Gaza in a manner that violates international law. Why it matters: Blinken says in the report,
Biden administration finds Israel may have violated international law, but not a U.S. weapons agreement
The report said while it's "reasonable to assess" Israel has violated international law in Gaza, the U.S. hasn’t verified instances to justify withholding military aid.
Blinken sends Congress report on Israeli military's operations in Gaza
The highly anticipated State Department report doesn't formally conclude Israel is in violation of U.S. or international law.
Blinken report expected to say Israel is not breaking weapons terms, Axios reports
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to submit a highly critical report to Congress as soon as Friday on Israel's conduct in Gaza that stops short of concluding it has violated the terms for its use of U.
State Department Says Israel Might Have Misused U.S. Weapons but Offers No Proof
The U.S. also found no instances of Israel ‘prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance.’
State Department report won't find Israel in violation of weapons terms
A highly anticipated State Department report is expected to be released to Congress on Friday afternoon, which Axios reported will be critical of Israel without concluding it has violated the terms for use of US weapons.
Daily Briefing May 10, Day 217: Blinken report to exonerate Israel; will US arms follow?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on reports of overdue report to Congress and cognitive dissonance in American and Israeli views of Rafah; news editor Amy Spiro on all things Eurovision The post Daily Briefing May 10,
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Hamas appears to reject cease-fire as Blinken ends Middle East trip to push for hostage deal
Proposed hostage deal, a focus of Blinken’s visit, roils Netanyahu’s coalition; Israel opens new crossing into Gaza as ...
Hamas Criticizes Blinken After He Claimed Israel Made “Extraordinarily Generous” Ceasefire Proposal
The student protests come as the death toll in Gaza has topped 34,500, including over 14,500 children.  U.S. Secretary of ...
Israeli units committed ‘gross violations of human rights’ prior to Oct. 7, State Department says
The US concluded that five IDF units committed “gross violations of human rights” outside of the Gaza Strip prior to the Oct.
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Blinken, the Terminator
Tony Blinken seems on the surface to be a mild-mannered bureaucrat. Under the suit though is a political assassin. One has to go back to October of 2020. The New York Post had the scoop of the ...
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Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia and Israel next week
Secretary of State Tony Blinken is planning to travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend after his trip to China, two U.S.
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Biden and Blinken’s Timorous Israel Policy
In an incredible performance this Monday at Foggy Bottom, the State Department spokesman Vedant Patel (yet another ...
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US Commander Warns China Is Fast Becoming More Aggressive in Region
as Beijing turned up the heat on Washington just before Secretary of State Tony Blinken heads to the country for a high-stakes visit. “We all need to understand that it’s moving very fast ...
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Daily Kickoff
In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at how administrators are addressing protests, encampments and clashes on campus, and ...
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“This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure”: Meet Hala Rharrit, First U.S. Diplomat to Quit over Gaza
AMY GOODMAN: What do you feel President Biden and your boss at the State Department, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, could do right now that would be most effective? And we cannot make exceptions ...
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Blinken Visits China, May Day Stirs Workers’ Rights Concerns, the U.S. Resumes Ukraine Aid, and More
This is a three-day visit. It's Tony Blinken's second since June. President Biden spoke with China's President Xi by phone earlier this month. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was there a couple of ...
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Israel-Hamas Conflict at Munich Security Conference. During the Munich Security Conference, Israeli President Isaac Herzog spok ...