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Blinken, Netanyahu discuss normalization efforts in Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday discussed Israel’s further integration into the Middle East, the State Department said.
“The Secretary and Prime Minister discussed areas of mutual interest, including expanding and deepening Israel’s integration into the Middle East through normalization with countries in the region,” according to a readout of the call.
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Blinken also stressed the need to uphold the commitments made at regional meetings in Aqaba and Sharm El Sheikh to avoid measures that undermine the prospects for a two-state solution with Palestine.
State Department Spokesman Matt Miller said the two officials discussed broader regional challenges, “such as the threat posed by Iran, and underscored the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and our 75-year-old partnership.”
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