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French, Israeli leaders meet in Paris as violence spikes in Gaza, West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected in Paris on Thursday for what will be his first visit to France since returning to power a month ago. The meeting comes against a background of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians that has triggered an international outcry.

Radio France Internationale

‘Symbol of renewal’: US reopens Solomon Islands embassy

The US has been stepping up engagement with the Pacific amid concerns about China’s influence in the region.

Al Jazeera

U.S. opens embassy in Solomon Islands, Blinken says

The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the Pacific as a counter to China.

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Israel Says It Intercepted Rocket Fired from Gaza Strip

Sirens sounded in southern Israel and a rocket was intercepted from Gaza on Wednesday, the Israeli army said, as tensions soared between Palestinians and the country's new ultranationalist government. The army said in a statement that sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and in the area surrounding the Gaza…

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Shoukry, Lavrov Meet in Moscow, Discuss Cooperation, Int’l Developments

Egypt and Russia stressed on Tuesday the importance of developing bilateral relations between their countries at all levels. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Moscow for talks on regional and international issues, notably the Ukrainian crisis. At a joint press conference, Shoukry said the…

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Palestinians Urge Blinken Against Allowing US Embassy to Be Built on Confiscated Land in Jerusalem

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, filed on Monday a letter to object against a plan to build the new US embassy and diplomatic compound in Jerusalem. The letter charges that the missions will be built on land that was confiscated from Palestinians. The letter was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Myanmar sanctions imposed as anti-coup activists plan action

US and allies target aviation fuel on second anniversary of coup amid growing concern over military’s use of airpower.

Al Jazeera

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Why the violence between Israel and the Palestinians may be entering a devastating new phase

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East this week to make yet another push for a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians following yet another dramatic escalation in violence between the two sides.

The Conversation

Blinken to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Russia's war in Ukraine with Chinese officials during a Feb. 5-6 trip to China, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Reuters

The Guardian view on violence in Israel-Palestine: the risk of a third intifada

Editorial: Domestic political failures require others to step up, but tepid calls for calm from the US are not remotely sufficient

The Guardian - UK

Blinken criticises settlements but stresses US support for Israel

After meeting Palestinian President Abbas, top US diplomat says Washington’s immediate priority is to defuse tensions.

Al Jazeera

Antony Blinken warns of ‘shrinking horizon of hope’ for Palestinians during visit to West Bank

‘Restoring calm is our immediate task,’ says US secretary of state

The Independent UK

The Palestinian president and his unfulfilled quest for a state

Mahmoud Abbas spent much of his life before becoming Palestinian president in the shadow of Yasser Arafat, long the figurehead of the Palestinian cause, but he has never secured the same status in the role and has not brought his people closer to statehood.

Reuters

Blinken expresses 'sorrow' over deaths of innocent Palestinians on Ramallah trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.

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Palestinian President Abbas blames Israel for violence

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel on Tuesday for a sharp escalation of violence in the West Bank as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged calm on both sides and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a two state solution.

Daily Mirror

Send terrorists to the electric chair, says Israel's new extreme right minister

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's comments came after seven people were shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem and as violent incidents were reported in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The Independent UK

Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence

The Guardian - UK

Antony Blinken ends Middle East tour with no breakthrough

US secretary of state says it is up to Israelis and Palestinians to find way to end recent violence

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In West Bank, Blinken presses for two-state solution

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians' West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington's backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken in Mideast Renews Appeal for Israel-Palestinian Calm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence. Blinken met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after…

Al Jazeera

US not interested in pressing Israel amid violence: Experts

US will continue to prop up ‘status quo’, analysts say, as Blinken visits region following spate of deadly attacks.

WEKU

Sec. Blinken had a plan for his visit to Jerusalem. Then he had to pivot

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Jerusalem has turned out to be about much more than he bargained for.

Al Jazeera

Blinken urges calm, reaffirms ‘ironclad’ US support for Israel

Top US diplomat pays tribute to Israeli victims of attack in Jerusalem without mentioning Palestinians killed by Israel.

WEKU

Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached

The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Reaffirms Need for Two-State Solution after Talks with Netanyahu

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to ease tensions on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision of two states side by side as the "only path" forward. Arriving amid the bloodiest violence in years, Blinken focused censure on a Palestinian gun…

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