Minister of the United States of Anthony Blinken’s country on On Monday, she said Washington and its allies would do so work Together to face security challenges and threats, including from Iran and its proxies.
Speaking at a rare Arab-Israeli seminar in Negev desert in Southern Israel, Blinken also He said Washington will continue support The normalization process between Israel and the Arabs countries but added this is should Don’t be a substitute for Peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Blinken and senior diplomats of Israel and four Arab countries held a historic meeting on Monday to discuss issues from Iran’s nuclear negotiations to global shock waves of Russia invasion of Ukraine.
Putting conversations together for The first time on Israeli foreign ministers of The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco – all of which have normalized relations with jewish state in 2020 – of Egypt which made Hello with Israel in 1979.
It opens late on a Sunday, in Kibbutz Sde Poker in Negev desert, marred by gunfire attack in Northern Israel who killed two police officers was adopted by the ISIS group, which has rarely managed to launch attacks inside Israel.
And early Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett office He confirmed that he had contracted COVID-19, a day after holding closed-door meetings with Blinken, followed by a joint press conference without masks.
The State Department Blinken said, who I was out trot in Negev early Monday, was the only member of The US delegation considered “close contact” of Bennett and he will follow public Health guidelines “including by masking and appropriate testing.”
Take a Negev meeting place The United States and its European allies have also expressed quiet dissatisfaction with the Middle East countries Generally did not appear strong support for Efforts to back Ukraine after Russia invasion And they did not distance themselves from Moscow.
But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected any pressure to criticize Russia, instead criticism of the west for “double Standards he said punish Moscow and ignore Israel’s “crimes.” against Palestinians.
“The current events in Europe has shown starkly double standards,” he told Blinkin on Sunday. Despite the crimes of The Israeli occupation that reached the point of ethnic cleansing and racial discrimination … We do not find one who Israel is holding responsible for Acting as a state above the law.”
conversations on Recovery of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was high on schedule of work in Blinken meetings held Sunday with Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and President Yitzhak Herzog.
Speaking alongside Lapid, Blinken said the United States believes restoring the agreement is ” best way Iran’s (Nuclear) Status program back in The box“After the United States withdrew from the deal under former President Donald Trump in 2018.
foreign european union policy head said over Weekend that agreement with Iran restores the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of action can be accessed”in Command of days.”
“When it comes to the most important component, we see eye to eye,” Blinken emphasized. with Israel.
“We are both committed, both are determined, that Iran will never do that,” he added acquire Nuclear weapon “.
Lapid said the two sides “have differences” over the deal he took back in The final Phase of negotiate in Vienna after nearly year of on-And the-off talks.
But “open and honest dialogue part of Power of “Our friendship,” Lapid said.
Meanwhile, Israel will do whatever we think is necessary to stop Iran’s nuclear program program. “
Bennett, after meeting him with Blinken, Israel was specifically concerned that you can meet us one of Iran Reported Demands – To Remove This Label of The state powerful The Revolutionary Guard is a “foreign terrorist” organization. “
speak in Doha on Sunday, Robert Malley, lead US negotiator for Iran nuclear talks played down who – which issueindicating that in What agreement will the Iranian Revolutionary Guard do? remain Under severe US economic sanctions.
In Israel Sunday, Blinken also Discuss strategies for ensure calm down this year During the blessed Islamic month of Ramadan and the Christian Passover and Jewish holiday celebrations overlap.
tensions in East Jerusalem that was annexed by Israel and which the Palestinians claim belongs to them future The capital, which partially fueled an 11-day conflict in maybe last year with Resistance group Hamas which controls Gaza strip.
Blinken emphasized need ‘To prevent actions on All parties that can raise tensions, including (Jewish) settlement expansion” in Occupied Palestinian Territories are rare in- condemn someone of Israeli efforts to expand the Jewish settlement population.
