{"id":310534,"date":"2023-01-30T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T03:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=310534"},"modified":"2023-01-30T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T03:58:49","slug":"blinken-begins-middle-east-trip-amid-spate-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/blinken-begins-middle-east-trip-amid-spate-of-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> CAIRO<br \/>\nUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and Ukraine high on the agenda.<br \/>\nBlinken heads on Monday to Jerusalem, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s new right-wing government has stirred concern at home and abroad over the future of Israel\u2019s secular values, fraying relations with the Arab population and deadlock in peace talks with the Palestinians.<br \/>\nA Palestinian gunman killed seven people in an attack outside a Jerusalem synagogue on Friday, the worst attack on Israelis in the Jerusalem area since 2008. On Thursday, Israeli forces killed seven gunmen and two civilians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the deadliest raid there in years.<br \/>\nIn talks with the new Israeli administration, which includes ultra-nationalist parties that want to expand West Bank settlements, Blinken will repeat U.S. calls for calm and emphasize Washington\u2019s support for a two-state solution, although U.S. officials admit peace talks are not likely soon.<br \/>\nBlinken will also travel to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.<br \/>\nNetanyahu\u2019s government has proposed a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary that would strengthen political control over the appointment of judges while weakening the Supreme Court\u2019s ability to overturn laws or strike down government action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAIRO US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and Ukraine high on the agenda. 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