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Restoring Israel's sovereignty in the North shouldn't be tied to the war in Gaza - analysis

Why isn't the world blasting Hezbollah for this unprovoked act of war? Why isn't there enormous pressure on the Lebanese government to rein in Hezbollah? 

|ByHERB KEINON
View of a large fire in open areas near Kadita, in the Galilee area, northern Israel, on June 12, 2024
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, last month.

Blinken says US-Saudi pacts could be 'weeks away' from completion

As Washington works on restoring calm in Gaza through a hostage deal that would achieve a ceasefire, Blinken said, a moment of choice was approaching for Israel.

|ByREUTERS
Jewish Voice For Peace members and supporters hold a rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the Zeckelman Memorial Holocaust Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S. December 22, 2023.

In a first, Jewish Biden administration staffer resigns over war in Gaza

“I can no longer in good conscience represent this administration amidst President Biden’s disastrous, continued support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza," said the staffer.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken address the media at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, in January. It's incumbent upon Israel to avoid any further deterioration in the relationship with the US, the writer maintains.

Netanyahu: Two-state solution would be a recipe for terror

Blinken says Israel must not reoccupy Gaza, Day After plan needed

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israel-Hamas War Day 220: What is happening in Gaza?

IDF pushes forward in Jabalya • Ex-Mossad chief slams Biden • Blinken tells Gallant US doesn't support Rafah op.

MAY 13, 2024
Tanks from the 401st Brigade enter eastern Rafah, May 8 2024

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

The families reiterated that anything short of a total release of all hostages – both the living and deceased – is not enough, according to a statement from the group representing the families. 

MARCH 22, 2024
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.