US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah next week has gained new urgency after a wave of deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank.
His trip, which also includes a stop in Egypt, was already expected to be complicated, as it will be the top US diplomat’s first visit to Israel since the new Israeli government, which includes ultra-nationalists and ultra-religious parties, took power. Now, Blinken is poised to face a rapidly escalating crisis that shows no signs of de-escalation. At least seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem Friday that is being described as a terrorist attack.
The composition of Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which includes controversial far-right members, has already exacerbated tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. The new national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has previously been convicted for supporting terrorism and inciting anti-Arab racism.
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