This is the chief reason Blinken is visiting the Middle East, according to the White House:
“He will continue our Administration’s efforts to rebuild ties to, and support for, the Palestinian people and leaders, after years of neglect.”
“After years of neglect” is a slap to the Trump Administration, which rightly withdrew funds to the Palestinians for being entrenched in the jihad against Israel.
The Reuters report below is also yet another example of media avoiding the full picture. The report does not discuss the White House objective with the Palestinians. Instead, it begins by advancing a position of moral equivalence, in stating that Blinken’s trip is “to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials.” It needs to be recognized and remembered that this is not an equal conflict. It is Israel being repeatedly attacked since 1948 and retaliating to defend its citizens.
Blinken will also discuss “international effort to ensure immediate assistance reaches Gaza in a way that benefits the people there and not Hamas.” Although the White House outwardly expresses hopes that Hamas will not benefit, it knows full well that Gaza is ruled by Hamas, and that Hamas will inevitably benefit. It is a boost to Hamas to know that it can repeatedly launch attacks against Israel civilians, wounding and killing civilians intentionally, and then count on the United States under Biden (and the UN) to come to the rescue. Hamas also has Iran funding it.
It is Hamas that is responsible for the damage in the first place, including its monstrous use of Palestinian citizens as human shields. The current administration has no understanding of the longstanding Islamic religious war against Jews, or of the Palestinian culture of martyrdom, or of the disregard jihadists have for human life, especially that of kaffirs.
“Biden sends Blinken to Middle East amid Gaza ceasefire,” Reuters, May 24, 2921:
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave for the Middle East on Monday to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials, among other regional leaders, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold for the fourth straight day.
Blinken will travel to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman through Thursday and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah, the State Department said.
U.S. President Joe Biden, in announcing the visit, said he had asked the top U.S. diplomat to make the trip following diplomatic efforts that sought to pause the worst outbreak in fighting between Israel and Hamas in year. read more
“Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders about our ironclad commitment to Israel’s security. He will continue our administration’s efforts to rebuild ties to, and support for, the Palestinian people and leaders after years of neglect,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House.
Blinken will also discuss “international effort to ensure immediate assistance reaches Gaza in a way that benefits the people there and not Hamas, and on reducing the risk of further conflict in the coming months,” Biden added.
Gaza is ruled by Hamas….
“Statement by President Joe Biden on Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Visit to the Middle East,” The White House, May 24, 2021:
Following up on our quiet, intensive diplomacy to bring about a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, I have asked my Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, to travel to the Middle East this week. During his trip, Secretary Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders about our ironclad commitment to Israel’s security. He will continue our Administration’s efforts to rebuild ties to, and support for, the Palestinian people and leaders, after years of neglect. And he will engage other key partners in the region, including on the coordinated international effort to ensure immediate assistance reaches Gaza…..
mortimer says
“Rebuild ties” means they will write checks and offer bribes to Pally leaders who will use the money to buy more weapons, build more tunnels and finish their monster homes in Cyprus, while giving their own emigrant children money to re-establish themselves in Brazil and California.
Bribes are the ties that bind the Bribed-en administration to grifters around the world!
Dementia Joe still understands bribery. Ask Hunter who ‘THE BIG GUY’ is.
BlackSabbath says
Democrats see moslems as potential voting block — so they want to import more of them, legally or illegally. Moslems will gravitate towards big cities because of the generous welfare programs and fertile ground for their jihad and related criminal activities. Once in big cities, moslems will vote to elect islamic mayors, just like in London.
Alfredo says
That is already happening in Canada under PM Tardó “we no longer say mankind. Now we say peoplekind”
25000 Syrians admitted with hardly any vetting, who proceeded to trash the hotels where they were housed because they found the hated Bibles.
They’re getting priority housing with their welfare cheques of course and promptly begin to instigate strife with their neighbors. Simply because they’re the despised and hated Kafirs.
Christopher Watson says
And 2000 other towns in Britain. Calgary as well.
gravenimage says
Blinken leaves for Middle East to ‘rebuild ties’ with Palestinians
“He will continue our Administration’s efforts to rebuild ties to, and support for, the Palestinian people and leaders, after years of neglect.”
“After years of neglect” is a slap to the Trump Administration, which rightly withdrew funds to the Palestinians for being entrenched in the jihad against Israel.
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Stunningly, Biden actually said that he knew that the “Palestinians” paid Jihad terrorists to kill Israelis.
James Lincoln says
Sadly true, gravenimage:
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2021/03/biden-admin-yeah-we-know-the-terrorists-we-want-to-fund-fund-the-murder-of-jews
Rob Porter says
Watching this Blinken fool I marvel at the number of truly flakey Americans the country Is now producing. Their gross stupidity and ignorance of the real world is stunning. The enemies of the U.S. must be in fits of laughter.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that link, James. That was the article I was thinking of.
OLD GUY says
Just another waste of American tax dollars.
gravenimage says
I’d rather see my tax dollars just poured down a sewer–much less harmful.