Blinken starts Mideast tour as Israel-Palestinian conflict flares

The United States, with its close relationship to Israel, has historically taken a lead on Middle East diplomacy."The absolute best they can do is to keep things stable to avoid another May 2021," said Aaron David Miller, a veteran US negotiator, referring to 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas that ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.

Biden's national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, visited this month to discuss Iran after efforts to restore a 2015 nuclear accord - despised by Netanyahu - all but died. David Makovsky, also at the Washington Institute, said he also understood that CIA Director Bill Burns has been visiting the region.10 Palestinians killed as Israel launches deadliest West Bank raid in years

The State Department said Blinken would call for the preservation of the status quo at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, which is holy both to Jews and Muslims. "It's important for us not just to engage government to government but to engage with every segment of society," he said.

like what happened during the US pull out in Afghanistan, he should be touring the Hamptons instead...

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