Blinken Touts Meeting with Lula; Fails to Mention ‘Holocaust’ Smear
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that he had met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula), who recently compared Israel’s war against Hamas to the Holocaust. He did not mention that he had defamed him. Meeting with the president @LulaOficial Before the G20 Foreign Ministers’ […]
State department defends Blinken memo urging staffers to avoid ‘problematic’ language like ‘manpower’
Earlier this month, the State Department defended a memo from Secretary of State Antony Blinken that asked staff to avoid gendered language such as “mother” and “workforce.” “If you look at that memo, it’s standard government to try to encourage people, as I did, to just respect others, use language that is comfortable for others, […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges staffers to avoid using âproblematicâ terms like âmanpowerâ and âmother/fatherâ: reportÂ
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly instructed State Department officials in a recent internal memo to refrain from using sexist terms such as “mother,” “father,” and “human resources.” According to the Feb. 5 letter, Biden administration officials said in a memo that gender is a social construct and that a person’s gender identity “may or […]
Blinken Asks For China’s And India’s Help To Stop Russian Nuclear Space Weapon: REPORT
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Chinese and Indian counterparts at a conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday and Saturday, and will discuss keeping nuclear weapons out of space with Russian officials, according to the New York Times. He said he tried to persuade him to do so. Blinken told Chinese and […]
Blinken: Reported Navalny death underscores ‘weakness and rot’ at heart of Putin system
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the reported death of Alexei Navalny highlights the “weakness and corruption” at the core of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, and said the Kremlin’s decision to criticize the opposition leader’s death. He said he was responsible. In his remarks at the Munich Security Conference, Mr. Blinken […]
Netanyahu told Sec. Blinken that US recognizing Palestinian state would be a ‘prize’ for planners of Oct. 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that US recognition of a Palestinian state would be a “prize” for the Hamas terrorists who planned the October 7 massacre. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the comments to Blinken when the two met in person last week, Axios reported Thursday. The prime […]
Blinken leaves Middle East without hostage deal, says Hamas proposal has ‘absolute non-starters’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed the Middle East after the United States and Israel quickly closed on the latest hostage deal proposed by Hamas on Thursday. Blinken spent much of last week negotiating with Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas over the possible release of hostages. The proposal sent by Hamas late Tuesday includes items […]
Antony Blinken Accuses Israel of Trying to ‘Dehumanize’ Palestinians
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the shocking accusation that Israel is “dehumanizing” at a press conference in the Israeli capital late Wednesday night.[ing]Palestinians are in Gaza because of the humanitarian damage caused by the war there. “On October 7, Israelis were dehumanized in the most horrifying way,” Blinken said. “Since […]
Blinken Tried to Meet Privately with Israeli Military Chief; Netanyahu Nixed
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attempted to meet privately with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Helzi Halevi on Wednesday without Israel’s elected leaders present, but was blocked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks were blocked. IDF Chief of Staff Helj Halevi talks with troops near the border with […]
Blinken Arrives in Israel with ‘Serious Proposal’ for Hostage Deal, ‘Expanding’ Truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived late Tuesday night to discuss what he called a “serious offer” for a deal in which Hamas would release the remaining 136 Israeli hostages in exchange for a long-term halt in the war in Gaza. I visited there. Blinken’s visit will be his sixth since the war began […]