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Antony Blinken

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Antony Blinken is the 71st United States Secretary of State, having been appointed by President Joe Biden in January 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Blinken has played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy, focusing on issues such as international alliances, climate change, and global security. He previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama administration, where he was involved in key diplomatic initiatives, including the Iran nuclear deal.

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Oct 31, 2023

Civilians must be able to stay out of harm's way, a task that is made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields.

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Oct 31, 2023

The President and I both stressed in our conversations with the Israeli government the need for Israel to operate by the law of war and in accordance with international humanitarian law and to take all possible measures to avoid civilian…

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Oct 31, 2023

We cannot have a reversion of the status quo with Hamas running Gaza.

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Oct 31, 2023

We have sanctioned more than 400 Iranian individuals or entities for things like supporting Hamas.

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Oct 31, 2023

Russia could stop this, but it does not.

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Oct 31, 2023

The President himself has been very clear, very direct, and very explicit about our concerns about extreme settler violence.

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Oct 31, 2023

Let us be very clear about this because it is important.

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Oct 31, 2023

America's resilience, strength, and leadership in the world remain unmatched.

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Oct 31, 2023

Allowing Russia to prevail, with Iran's support, will simply embolden both Moscow and Iran.

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Oct 31, 2023

We built a coalition of more than 50 countries to help deal with the aggression that Putin is committing in Ukraine.

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Oct 31, 2023

We should work with other countries and enforce every reasonable measure to make sure that the migratory flow is safe, orderly, and humane.

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Oct 31, 2023

We are committed to making sure that Ukraine has what it needs to be--to defend its sovereign territory.

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Oct 31, 2023

We built a coalition of more than 50 countries to help deal with the aggression that Putin is committing in Ukraine.

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Oct 31, 2023

There has never been a time in my own experience where we have had greater unity of purpose, greater unity of action.

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Oct 31, 2023

We are very aggressively engaged in cracking down on financing and support for Hamas.

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Oct 31, 2023

Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us...

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Oct 31, 2023

As President Biden has made clear from the outset, while Israel has the right, indeed it has the obligation to defend itself, the way it does so matters.

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Oct 31, 2023

Turning our backs on their efforts would have lasting implications for our own security and our own standing in the world.

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Oct 31, 2023

The President himself has been very clear, very direct, and very explicit about our concerns about extreme settler violence.

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Oct 31, 2023

We're standing up for our interests and values--not shrinking back.

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Oct 31, 2023

The President and I both stressed in our conversations with the Israeli government the need for Israel to operate by the law of war and in accordance with international humanitarian law and to take all possible measures to avoid civilian…

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Oct 31, 2023

Allowing Russia to prevail, with Iran's support, will simply embolden both Moscow and Iran.

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Oct 31, 2023

If the regime has, in fact, violated the agreement that it reached, then of course we will take the necessary action.

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Oct 31, 2023

Civilians must be able to stay out of harm's way, a task that is made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields.

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