The US increases pressure in the Middle East, Blinken calls on Israel and Palestine to take the necessary steps to reduce tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Middle East in a long-running situation of violence and tensions that erupted before the latter left for the trip. The American secretary first met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and then he went to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in West Jerusalem. Blinken, called on Israel and Palestine to take the necessary steps to reduce the growing tensions in the region. "The United States remains committed to its vision of a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue. Any step that moves us away from this vision is detrimental to Israel's security and its long-term goal of becoming a Jewish democracy." , Blinken said. Referring to the rising tensions and loss of life in Israel and Palestine, The American secretary said: "We call on all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure calm and reduce tension." Blinken, using the term "Harem Al-Sharif" (Holy Mosque) for Masjid al-Aqsana, underlined that they are committed to maintaining the status quo of religious facilities in Quds. The escalation in the West Bank and the anti-democratic spirit of the new government could make it difficult to support Israel in international organizations such as the UN, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But not only that, to the escalation with the Palestinians is added the issue of justice reform desired by Minister Yariv Levin, who aims to limit the powers and autonomy of the judiciary. "We call on all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure calm and reduce tension." Blinken, using the term "Harem Al-Sharif" (Holy Mosque) for Masjid al-Aqsana, underlined that they are committed to maintaining the status quo of religious facilities in Quds. The escalation in the West Bank and the anti-democratic spirit of the new government could make it difficult to support Israel in international organizations such as the UN, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But not only that, to the escalation with the Palestinians is added the issue of justice reform desired by Minister Yariv Levin, who aims to limit the powers and autonomy of the judiciary. "We call on all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure calm and reduce tension." Blinken, using the term "Harem Al-Sharif" (Holy Mosque) for Masjid al-Aqsana, underlined that they are committed to maintaining the status quo of religious facilities in Quds. The escalation in the West Bank and the anti-democratic spirit of the new government could make it difficult to support Israel in international organizations such as the UN, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But not only that, to the escalation with the Palestinians is added the issue of justice reform desired by Minister Yariv Levin, who aims to limit the powers and autonomy of the judiciary. The escalation in the West Bank and the anti-democratic spirit of the new government could make it difficult to support Israel in international organizations such as the UN, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But not only that, to the escalation with the Palestinians is added the issue of justice reform desired by Minister Yariv Levin, who aims to limit the powers and autonomy of the judiciary. The escalation in the West Bank and the anti-democratic spirit of the new government could make it difficult to support Israel in international organizations such as the UN, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But not only that, to the escalation with the Palestinians is added the issue of justice reform desired by Minister Yariv Levin, who aims to limit the powers and autonomy of the judiciary.