Gaza War Puts New Pressures on U.S. Arms Transfer Policies
In February of last year, President Biden changed the U.S. standard for cutting off weapons deliveries to foreign militaries that harm civilians during wartime.
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Rough Seas for Blinken and Co. as Israel, Iran and Ukraine Cloud G7 Meeting
Rough seas were a fitting symbol for this week’s meeting of Group of 7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. Coast Guard ships that ferried V.I.P.s across the Gulf of Naples to the island on Wednesday swayed precariously, leaving the passengers reaching for their motion-sickness medicine — and, in some cases, their sick bags.
Blinken Heads to G7 Meeting for Talks on Israel and Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a gathering of foreign ministers from the Group of 7 nations at which the Middle East turmoil and the fate of Ukraine will be central topics.
Gaza War Turns Spotlight on Long Pipeline of U.S. Weapons to Israel
In the fall of 2016, the Obama administration sealed a major military agreement with Israel that committed the United States to giving the country $38 billion in arms over 10 years.
Biden Administration Presses Congress on $18 Billion Sale of F-15 Jets to Israel
The Biden administration is pressing Congress to approve a plan to sell $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Israel, as President Biden resists calls to limit U.S. arms sales to Israel over its military offensive in Gaza.
Blinken Meets With Netanyahu as U.S.-Israel Tensions Rise
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned during a visit to Israel on Friday that the country’s plans to press ahead with an invasion of Rafah risked isolating the country, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to resist U.S. calls for restraint.
U.S. Draft Resolution Would Call for ‘Immediate and Sustained Cease-Fire’
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, traveling in the Middle East on Thursday, pressed for a halt to fighting in the Gaza Strip as the United States prepared to introduce a resolution at the United Nations on Friday calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire.”
Blinken Warns of Disinformation Threat to Democracies
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned on Monday that a malicious “flood” of disinformation was threatening the world’s democracies, fueled in part by the swift rise of artificial intelligence, which he says sows “suspicion, cynicism and instability” around the globe.