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Antony Blinken

Antony Blinken is a US diplomat and the current secretary of state.

Born to Jewish parents, this veteran of the US State Department has served numerous high-level functions throughout his career. In 2021, he was selected by US President Joe Biden to serve as secretary of state.

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 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington, US, April 9, 2024.

US: There’s a serious hostage deal on the table, ball is in Hamas's court

 Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped, in the southern Gaza Strip

US 'outraged' over killing of Gaza aid workers, White House says

 The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman

National Security Advisor Sullivan traveling to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince

By REUTERS
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to a senior staff on a C-17 Globemaster as he departs Jeddah for Cairo, Egypt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 21, 2024.

Israel agrees to take US concerns into account in Rafah operation

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

Israel must resist the US's fantasy of a swift, indecisive end to the war

 Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

Human rights officer resigns over Gaza war, US 'welcomes disagreement'

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024

Gallant: If IDF ends Gaza war early, Hezbollah will start next war sooner

 Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv, March 23, 2024

Israel accepts US hostage deal compromise, awaits Hamas response

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken takes part in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference  on Saturday. One may legitimately ask whether these people really understand what they are talking about, the writer argues.

'Anything short of total release is not enough,' American hostage families tell Blinken

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps out of a car as he departs Jeddah for Cairo, Egypt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 21, 2024.

Israel will go it alone on Rafah if it has to, Netanyahu tells Blinken

THE JORDAN VALLEY

Israel expands Jordan Valley footprint as Blinken visits Israel

 Ron Dermer enters the Knesset plenum on December 29, 2022.

Dermer: IDF to conduct Rafah operation even if entire world shuns us

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken arrives for the Summit for Democracy, in South Korea this week. The gradual shift in the historic US-Israel alliance has been partly influenced by a greater influence given to the State Department under Blinken, the writer maintains.

US, Saudi Arabia progressing on deal to normalize ties with Israel - Blinken

By REUTERS
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Mossad direct David Barnea on May 12, 2023

Hostage deal gaps narrow as Israel and US join talks in Qatar

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a visit to Riyadh, in June.

Saudi foreign minister in Cairo for talks on Palestinian territories

By REUTERS