{"id":2064630,"date":"2023-10-12T10:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-blinken-in-tel-aviv-tells-israelis-america-will-always-be-there-by-your-side\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:28:06","slug":"watch-blinken-in-tel-aviv-tells-israelis-america-will-always-be-there-by-your-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-blinken-in-tel-aviv-tells-israelis-america-will-always-be-there-by-your-side\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Blinken assures Israelis of unwavering US support in Tel Aviv"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-blinken-in-tel-aviv-tells-israelis-america-will-always-be-there-by-your-side%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secretary of State Antony Blinken \u2064Stands\u2062 with Israel in the\u200b Face of Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>During\u200d his Middle East trip, Secretary\u2062 of \u200dState Antony\u2063 Blinken expressed his personal understanding of the impact of Hamas&#8217;s attacks on\u200d Israeli\u2062 Jews. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken urged Israel \u200bto \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-launches-massive-war-exercises-near-taiwan\/\" title=\"China Launches Massive War Exercises Near Taiwan\">exercise restraint<\/a> in its retaliation, emphasizing the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-blinken-in-tel-aviv-tells-israelis-america-will-always-be-there-by-your-side\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Blinken assures Israelis of unwavering US support in Tel Aviv\">protecting civilian lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Israel wages its\u2062 most powerful bombing campaign in its 75-year history \u200bof conflict with the Palestinians, Blinken&#8217;s visit aims to contain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retailers-are-reconsidering-whether-to-call-police-for-nonviolent-offenses-as-trial-over-george-floyds-death-continues\/\" title=\"Retailers Are Reconsidering Whether To Call Police For Nonviolent Offenses As Trial Over George Floyd\u2019s Death Continues\">escalating situation<\/a>. He seeks to \u200dsecure the release of\u2062 hostages, including American citizens, held \u200bby Hamas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-spokesman-on-americans-left-behind-in-kabul-we-have-americans-that-get-stranded-in-countries-all-the-time\/\" title=\"Pentagon Spokesman On Americans Left Behind In Kabul: \u2018We Have Americans That Get Stranded In Countries All The Time\u2019\">facilitate safe passage<\/a> for Gaza civilians. Blinken assured Netanyahu that the United\u2062 States \u2063would always stand by Israel&#8217;s \u200dside, drawing on his\u200b own family\u200d history of fleeing persecution.<\/p>\n<p>Following his visit\u2063 to\u2063 Israel, Blinken plans to\u200b meet\u200d with King Abdullah \u200bof Jordan\u2063 and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. He also intends to engage with other\u2063 Arab countries, sending a clear \u200dmessage to Iran, which supports Hamas, to stay\u200c out \u2062of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has vowed to retaliate\u2063 for the deadliest attack on Jewish civilians in its history, and Blinken acknowledged \u2063Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself.\u2063 However, he emphasized the importance of distinguishing \u200bdemocracies from terrorists by taking every possible precaution to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-israel-calls-up-thousands-of-troops-positions-heavy-machinery-for-ground-offensive\/\" title=\"IT BEGINS: Israel Calls Up Thousands Of Troops, Positions Heavy Machinery For Ground Offensive\">avoid harming civilians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Washington is committed \u2063to containing the conflict and\u2062 has been in communication \u2062with regional allies to discourage\u200d Iran \u2064and Iran-backed groups from getting involved. The ultimate \u200bgoal is to \u2062demonstrate a commitment to keeping other parties \u2064out of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>(Editing\u2062 by\u200c Alexandra \u2064Hudson)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of Blinken&#8217;s\u200d visit to Israel and what \u200bactions\u2063 does he aim to take?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Secretary of State Antony Blinken \u2064Stands\u2062 with Israel in \u200dthe\u200b Face \u200cof Conflict<\/p>\n<p>During\u200d his Middle East trip, Secretary\u2062 of \u200dState Antony\u2063 Blinken expressed his personal understanding of\u2063 the impact of Hamas&#8217;s attacks \u200con\u200d Israeli\u2062 Jews. Standing alongside Israeli Prime\u2063 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken\u2063 urged Israel \u200bto \u2064exercise restraint in its retaliation, emphasizing the importance\u200d of \u2063protecting\u2063 civilian lives.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cIsrael wages its\u2062 most\u200d powerful bombing campaign in its 75-year history \u200bof conflict \u2063with the Palestinians, Blinken&#8217;s visit aims to contain the escalating \u200bsituation. He seeks to \u200dsecure \u200dthe release of\u2062 hostages, including American \u200ccitizens, held \u200bby Hamas and \u200dfacilitate safe \u2062passage for Gaza\u2063 civilians. Blinken assured Netanyahu \u2064that the \u2063United\u2062 States \u2063would always stand by Israel&#8217;s \u200dside, drawing on his\u200b own family\u200d history of fleeing persecution.<\/p>\n<p>Following his\u200c visit\u2063 to\u2063 Israel, \u2064Blinken\u200b plans to\u200b meet\u200d with King Abdullah \u200bof Jordan\u2063\u200d and Palestinian Authority President\u200d Mahmoud Abbas. He also intends to engage with other\u2063 Arab\u200c countries, sending a\u200c clear \u200b\u200dmessage to Iran, which supports Hamas, \u2062to stay\u200c out \u2062of the\u2064 conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has vowed to retaliate\u2063 for the deadliest attack on Jewish civilians in its history, and Blinken acknowledged \u2063Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself.\u2063 However, \u200bhe emphasized the \u200cimportance\u2063 of\u2062 distinguishing \u200bdemocracies from terrorists by taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Washington is committed \u2064\u2063to containing the conflict and\u2062 has been in communication \u2062with regional allies to discourage\u200d Iran \u2064and\u2064 Iran-backed groups from getting involved. The \u200bultimate \u200bgoal is to \u2062demonstrate a commitment to keeping other parties \u2064out of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>(Editing\u2062\u2063 by\u200c Alexandra \u2064Hudson)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem, Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed empathy for Israeli Jews, acknowledging the traumatic impact of Hamas&#8217;s attacks. He assured Benjamin Netanyahu of Washington&#8217;s support and initiated a Middle East visit to deescalate the conflict. Speaking alongside the prime minister at the military headquarters, Blinken emphasized solidarity with Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2064631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2064630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}