US Sec of State Blinken is back in the Middle East ….
This time talking to the Saudi’s…..(He will go on to Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the West Bank)
President Biden HAS been successful in NOT having the other countries in the region break relations with Israel…..
He IS also trying to get a peace deal done…
But?
At home?
He IS under pressure to stop being viewed as subservient to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu….
Russia and China knock the US/Uk airstrikes in Iraq and Syria….
President Biden WILL veto any effort to pass a aid bill JUST FOR Israel….
Here’s what we know:
The U.S. secretary of state aims to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from widening further. Hamas is still discussing a proposal to pause fighting and release hostages, an affiliated broadcaster reported.
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Blinken meets with the Saudi crown prince, hoping to rally support to end the war in Gaza.
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Hamas is still weighing a proposal to halt fighting.
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UNRWA, the embattled aid agency in Gaza, is set to lose $65 million by the end of February, documents show.
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The U.N. names an outside panel to examine the workings of UNRWA.
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Amnesty International accuses Israeli forces of killing Palestinians in the West Bank with impunity.
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Russia and China sharply criticize the U.S.-led strikes in Iraq and Syria at the U.N. Security Council.
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The strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday hit most of their targets, the Pentagon says…..
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Feb 5, 2024 – ISW Press
Iranian-backed Iraqi officials are using recent US airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to retroactively justify their political pressure on the Iraqi federal government to expel US forces from Iraq. The United States has the right to respond and defend itself against these attacks from Iranian-backed groups in Iraq. Iranian-backed groups in Iraq are themselves violating Iraqi sovereignty by launching attacks from Iraqi territory targeting US forces, which are in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government, and American assets elsewhere in the region.