The EU has enough leverage to play a positive role in the Middle East. But to make an impact, it must overcome internal divisions and stop propping up an unsustainable status quo in Israel and Palestine.
On the trip it's going to be very difficult for Blinken to get steps by both sides to deescalate.
The problem is that there's no chance right now of a political horizon, and this government is simply unwilling and unable to articulate one.
Fatima Manji of Channel 4 News spoke to Aaron David Miller who was Middle East Negotiator for the US State Department during the presidential terms of Bill Clinton and George W Bush, and began by talking about how recent changes in the make-up of the Israeli government might have led to today’s attack.
Aaron David Miller speaks with CNN's Isa Soares about Israel's recent West Bank Raid.
Despite claims to the contrary, few countries have undermined UN resolutions on Arab-Israeli peace more than the United States.
Israel’s far-right ministers in the new Netanyahu government seem intent on reordering the status quo in the West Bank.
It must begin to bring its policy in line with its rhetoric on human rights and international law and prevent further escalation.
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