antony blinken's press support for a two state solution. ultimately is is the way to ensure israel's future as a democratic state, and the only way to get palestinians the state to which they are entitled. but he admits, with some understatement, that it will take some time to get to that point. the bbc is in jerusalem. >> senior state department official said, in washington, that this trip is really about solidifying the cease-fire, making sure that it holds. it is about trying to get much-needed aid to the people of gaza. those are the primary objectives. the much broader vision of middle east peace, there is no indication that that is what the secretary of state, antony blinken is trying to restart. he will also be signaling a more evenhanded approach to the israeli-palestinian question. his predecessor, mike pompeo, when he was here, he went and visited a jewish settlement in the west bank, which is something that note top u.s. official had done before. whereas the trump administration was seen by israelis as very much in their corner,

it this dialled up rhetoric from antony blinken?— antony blinken?cow- antony blinken? it is really very simple. moscow is - antony blinken? it is really. very simple. moscow is right now conducting a war against the ukraine after occupying crimea. it is led by russian officers with russian equipment and russian money. american support for ukraine's first to russia that we will provide initial sanctions on you if you escalate aggression in the war in the ukrainian east. and also we will send ukraine weapons and they will be able to better defend themselves and more russian soldiers will die. that is a political problem for putin because he is lying to his people and saying russian officers are not fighting their. america is helping to make sure that russian aggression is protected for president zelensky. i aggression is protected for president zelensky.- aggression is protected for president zelensky. i was there in 2014 and _ president zelensky. i was there in 2014 and 2015 _ president zelensky. i was there in 2014 and 2015 so _ president zelensky.

antony bunken make a life of its own. antony blinken said _ make a life of its own. all _ make a life of its own. antony blinken said all sides - make a life of its own. antony blinken said all sides need - make a life of its own. antony blinken said all sides need to | blinken said all sides need to de—escalate but you work through countless administrations at various stages and personifications if you like of a peace process of sorts. what do you think president biden can and indeed will do in terms of us involvement at this stage? also a very good _ involvement at this stage? also a very good question. _ involvement at this stage? i"r a very good question. obviously the administration has not wanted to make this a priority and yet as we are seeing, the middle east issue has a way of imposing itself. i do think what is going to be required is, in an effort to try to work with the israelis to contain what is going on. i think talking to the egyptians so that they can work with hamas and the israelis to try to calm things in gaza. talking also to thejordanians things

he was secretary states antony blinking on his way to egypt. he spent the last 24 hours meeting, both israeli and palestinian leaders, and we'll talk about the remainder of his trip with james bass in a moment. first, his report on blinking diplomatic effort so far. arriving intel of eve, the us secretary of state, on a trip with a narrow aim, keeping things calm after the sea. his 1st stop an audience with israel's prime minister pledging the u. s. is continuing commitment to israel's defense. but adding this, we believe that palestinians and israelis equally deserved to live safely and securely, to enjoy equal measures of freedom opportunity, and democracy to be treated with dignity. that echoed by the israeli leader. his words, perhaps unconvincing to some of the leading and 11 de bombardment of garza, we discussed also how to improve the lives in the conditions of the palestinians. the managerial conditions in ramallah. the 1st visit by a secretary of state to the president of the palestinian authority for over 3 years old contact was stopp

antony blinken then travelled to the west bank — to meet the palestinian president.mallah. he leads the palestinian authority which runs the west bank. his rival hamas controls gaza. here's mr abbas. translation: we also thank the us administration - for its commitment to a two—state solution i and the maintenance - of the status quo injerusalem and to keep the residents ofjerusalem and sheikhl jarrah in their homes. and also we thank the us - administration for its position vis—a—vis the expansion - of settlements and the actions ta ken by settlers. palestinians have been continuing to return to damaged homes in gaza. more than 240 palestinians, and 12 people in israel were killed during the recent fighting and many of the civilian deaths from israeli airstrikes happened on a single street — as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from gaza. in gaza, the car radio has stopped playing pop songs. now they are singing about people lost, about the land and jerusalem. just being alive this week means to have survived. i'm going to meet anas al—yaziji. tell m

president biden has announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to the middle ceasefire between the israelis and hamas. both sides are counting the cost of the recent conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 250 people, most of them in gaza. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been to a palestinian community in gaza, where a young man and seven children were killed. a warning — his report contains some extremely distressing images. it's not big enough to have a proper name. locally, this place is called the end of masaridene street. it could be idyllic. but this is gaza, around 800 metres from the boundary wire with israel. on the 10th of may, the first day of the war, at around 6:30 in the evening, it turned into a small corner of hell. screaming. you can hear the shock as he says, "god is greatest". allahu akbar... and then, "children, children". then "martyr" and "massacre, a new massacre". yusuf al—masri lays his dead seven—year—old son marwan next to the body of his other boy, ibrahim, who was 11. in all, seven children and a young man of 21 were

secretary of state antony blinken has ended his trip to israel with an opera up tens of millions of dollarslestinians for gaza as the cease-fire holds. >> the united states is committed to rallying international efforts to that effort and doing our part. ros: germany says belarus will have to pay a bitter price for diverting and eu passenger light in order to seize this opposition journalist. ♪ whether you are watching on bbc news or pbs in erica, welcome to "outside source." we begin in minneapolis where a memorial celebration is taking place right now in memory of george floyd, it is called rise and remember. you'll know that george floyd died, unarmed, when he was killed by police officer derek chauvin. that was one year ago today. esther floyd's death caused protests and systemic changes. this is the family meeting with nancy pelosi today. they are also musing with president biden to talk about the police ror he has promised. there have been events held all around the u.s., this is in new york, where bill de blasio and al sharpton knelt for nine minutes and 29 seconds, the same amount o

antony blinken then travelled to the west bank to meet the palestinian president. abbas in ramallah. he leads the palestinian authority which runs the west bank. his rival hamas, controls gaza. here's mr abbas. translation: we also thank the us administration - for its commitment to a two—state solution i and the maintenance - of the status quo injerusalem and to keep the residents ofjerusalem and sheikhl jarrah in their homes. and also we thank the us - administration for its position vis—a—vis the expansion - of settlements and the actions ta ken by settlers. let s get some of the day s other news. the united states has called on the world health organisation to ensure transparency during the next phase of investigations into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. a series of media reports in the us suggest there's growing evidence that the virus emerged from a laboratory in wuhan, rather than from animals. china has rejected the theory. hong kong has warned it could have to throw away vast stores of coronavirus vaccines because of people's reluctance to have a

antony blinken says the "grave humanitarian situation" there must be tackled. more calls from world leaders for hard—hitting sanctions against belarus after a flight was forced to divert to minsk and a dissidentjournalist arrested. and exploring the origins of the covid crisis — there's renewed speculation that the virus may have escaped from a chinese laboratory in wuhan. president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly in memory of george floyd. after meeting mr floyd's relatives at the white house exactly a year after he was killed by a white policeman, mr biden said both accountability and trust were needed in the justice system. our north america correspondent nick bryant sent this report from minneapolis. taking a knee in the place that george floyd was killed. a symbol of what's become a global struggle. an act of remembrance that lasted nine minutes and 29 seconds — the duration of his murder. chanting: one, two, three, four! police violence no more! the march for racial justice must often seem like a never—ending journey

president biden has announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to the middlee israelis and hamas. his visit comes as both sides count the cost of the recent conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 250 people, most of them in gaza. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been to a palestinian community near beit hanoun in gaza, where a young man and seven children were killed. a warning, his report contains some extremely distressing images. it's not big enough to have a proper name. locally, this place is called the end of masaridene street. it could be idyllic. but this is gaza, around 800 metres from the boundary wire with israel. on the 10th of may, the first day of the war, at around 6:30 in the evening, it turned into a small corner of hell. screaming you can hear the shock as he says, "god is greatest". allahu akbar... and then, "children, children". then "martyr" and "massacre, a new massacre". yusuf al—masri lays his dead seven—year—old son marwan next to the body of his other boy, ibrahim, who was 11. in all, seven children and a young man of 2

secretary antony blinken.something to do with cows starting to much. reducing methane emissions is far more important in tackling climate change in the short term than previously thought, according to a major united nations report just published. — — cows —— cows at fighting. methane is a potent global warming gas produced when organic material decomposes. but the un says the good news is that rapid and significant reductions in the greenhouse gas are possible using cheap, existing technologies. here s our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. — — cows —— cows passing gas. you are about to meet methane — the gas that fires your stove, seeps from rotting organic material, and bubbles from our stomachs and those of cows and sheep. butjust look what happens when you add a little bit of pure oxygen. methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. each molecule has 120 times the effect, and the real difference between methane and carbon dioxide is that methane breaks down after about a

antony blinken saying the u.s. would reopen the consulate in jerusalem.ommunity and build on those ties. the consulate is a key part of that, not only talking to politicians, but also to potential future leaders. take a listen to what he had to say. >> it's, i think, important to have that platform to be able to more effectively engage not the palestinian authority. but palestinians from different walks of life. the ngo community. the business community. and others. and so, we look forward to doing that, but i can't put a time line on it. >> reporter: and something else we heard a lot from the secretary of state today was this repeated idea or line that both israelis and palestinians have the -- deserve to have peace, security, opportunity and dignity. this is a clear break from the trump administration's policies, inviting the palestinians back to the table, essentially, ayman. >> kelly, were any concrete steps taken by the u.s. to prevent this all from happening again, by this all, i mean the round of violence that we saw beginning in east jerusalem wit

already police in attendance, as the crowds are there. meanwhile, us to say antony, bringing on his way to cairo, leaving just a short time ago that he of course, met palestinian and israeli leaders on tuesday. he also announced millions of dollars a new aid for palestinians, and the reopening of the u. s. consulate, excuse me, in occupied east jerusalem. so we will be speaking to james by diplomatic editor of the latest on entity begins to come to you in a moment. james, want to stop there, hold up till made an occupied east jerusalem. i think you're actually sort of a little further down the road from the live pictures which we were looking at. tell us what's been happening this morning. what is actually just here behind the buses is about 5 meters away. now. it has been more or less peaceful so far. what happened is that early in the morning, you had a group of activists and some members of the extended family of those who are appealing their forcible eviction today, who have data in front of the main entrance of the by the here. now you can see there was a group of 50 been right see

antony blinken then travelled to the west bank — to meet the palestinian president. authority which runs the west bank. his rival hamas, controls gaza. here's mr abbas. translation: we also thank the us administration - for its commitment to a two—state solution i and the maintenance - of the status quo injerusalem and to keep the residents ofjerusalem and sheikhl jarrah in their homes. and also we thank the us - administration for its position vis—a—vis the expansion - of settlements and the actions ta ken by settlers. earlier, i spoke tojonathan schanzer, the senior vice president for research at the foundation for defense of democracies. he says it's proving difficult for the region to trust the biden administration at the moment. i think they are trying to reassure the region that the united states is still in charge although it's hard i think for the region to trust this administration right now, really, for two reasons — one, this administration has already stated very bluntly it plans to pivot away from the middle east, to spend less time on problems where the

secretary of state antony blinken has visited ukraine and has been emphasizing ukrainian sovereignty.omments are directly connected to tensions between ukraine and russia. last month, the eu estimated russia had amassed 100,000 troops on ukraine's border, the biggest mobilization since russia aexed ukraine in 2014. since some forces are withdrawing, many remain. there is also --, both were taken by separatists supported by russia and continued to be held. cause of all of this, ukraine's president zelensky wants ukraine to join nato to secure it self protection, but the u.s. is lukewarm. for a range of reasons, corruption in the ukraine being one. here is anthony brown -- antony blinken with zelensky in kiev. >> ukraine was tested again just weeks ago as russia pushed more forces to ukraine's border than in any time since 2014. i can tell you we stand strongly with you. partners do as well. i heard the same thing when i was at nato a couple of weeks ago. we look to russia to cease reckless and aggressive actions. >> trying to understand blinken's support in practice, here is sarah lay.

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two state solution is the only way forward, antony blinken says. leaders on israeli and palestinian sides need to make real improvements in people's lives. alongside israel's prime minister and the palestinian prime minister, the u.s. pledges to rebuild the gaza strip. an unacceptable coup d'État. france condemns the arrest of the president and prime minister of mali by the prime minister -- military. the military -- junta says there will be elections. this is life in paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. it is revealed that the french president would like to invite the belarus and opposition -- belarusian opposition to the g7 summit if the host country great britain agrees. the regime in belarus became a little more isolated. europe cut air links and calls grew for stronger action over its diversion of an airliner and arrest of a dissident belarusian journalist on board. roman protasevich remains in custody along wi his russi girlfriend. the u.n. has joined its voice to call for the release. a video was posted apparently of protasevich c

lauren: secretary of state antony blinken is -- the administration is facing criticism over its supportsrael. our diplomatic editor reports from occupied east jerusalem. reporter: the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on his way to the region in an effort to cement the cease-fire which ended 11 days of conflict. some of those secretary blinken will be meeting have been comparing notes ahead of his visit. here, the palestinian president mahmoud abbas, and the egyptian foreign minister. this would be the palestinians -- palestinian presidents first meeting in over three years after the relationship with the trump administration deteriorated badly. egypt also trying to repair relations with the u.s. having played the leading role in brokering the cease-fire that ended the 11 day bombardment of gaza, the of traditions will help to -- egyptians will help to improve relations with the biden administration that had been shunning cairo. >> this full coordination and consensus between the presidents in order to consolidate all means to reach the common goal, which is the establishment of

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and this also coming up the un secretary of state antony blinking arrived in the middle east with an ambitious agenda. missing the fire between israel and hamas and rebuilding gaza . ah hello, i'm christine wanda. it's good to have your company. your pin union leaders have agreed to sanction bill roots in response to its force. diversion, offer ryan in flight, and the rest of the dissident journalist, the e. u, is banning billiards in plains from using the space and imposing sanctions on individuals linked to the planes. diversion, now the blogger rama part to say that remains in custody in big risk. his supporters fit for his safety. the $27.00 leaders of the european union do not always find common grounds, but the outrage with mutual over bella roosts after the country intercepted a passenger jets flying between and detained an ex, out blogger, and activists on board. the judgement was unanimous. this is an attack on democracy. this is an attack on freedom of expression, and this is an attack on european sovereignty to found a line did not mince words, as she announced the use res

secretary of state antony blinken issued a statement in part saying, "the shocking act perpetuated by the lukashenko resume endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers including u.s. citizens, we stand with the belarussian people in their aspirations for a free democratic and prosperous future and support the call for the regime to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms." >>> national guard troops protecting the u.s. capitol are expected to start leaving today. thousands were deployed following the january 6th capitol attack. security will be turned back over to the capitol police. last week the house approved a $1.9 billion measure to fortify the capitol. >>> president biden is set to meet with george floyd's family at the white house tomorrow, marking one year since he died in police custody. hundreds of demonstrators gathered in minneapolis yesterday calling for justice and changes in police reform. this was one of several events planned nationwide to commemorate floyd's death. his brother spoke at a rally in brooklyn, new york. >> i'm just thankful -- thankful, thankfu

this was antony blinken on that.n of our forces. we've made absolutely clear at as we withdraw our forces from afghanistan, we will protect them and, if they are attacked, we will take decisive action in response. here's paul adams on how that decision by the us to pull out it troops went down with its allies. that took everyone by surprise, it did not seem to be the result of the kind of cooperation and consultation which the two men are talking about so much at the moment is. i think there is a bit of an effort to repair that damage. particular here in the uk where, as you say, there are a number of quite senior figures, senior political and military figures, questioning the wisdom of this withdrawal, the way it's being conducted, the speed with which it's going to happen. i think antony blinken felt it necessary to say that this was not the end of the united states' involvement in afghanistan, it would continue to work with its partners to promote some kind of dialogue between the government of afghanistan and the

the secretary of state, antony blinken, said that what the biden administration wanted with russia wasth men then went on to set outjust how difficult that would be, but this was perhaps a first step on that path. but have either side softened their position publicly? america is still very exercised about the solarwinds hacking and nord stream 2, for example. crimea, the death of the skripals — you name it. has either side changed? no, it's an extensive list when you put it like that. i think the nord stream 2, the pipeline to supply russian national gas supplies to germany, a huge and vital piece of infrastructure for both germany and of course for russia, and it's at a very developed stage of development. the state department after this meeting did announce certain restrictions there will be waived, so on the company that's making the pipeline, on its ceo, on a number of its seniorfigures, the sanctions there will be waived, which i think is some form of olive branch at the very least. you will likely end up having a slightly illogical situation where ships building the pipeline stil

the big day of diplomacy in the middle east, us secretary of state antony, blink. and reese was palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah. following a meeting with israel. the prime minister injure was to lincoln is automation to show up a c side between israel and come up. also in the program, the european union ban slides tube from over below roofs. it's one of a number of measures to punishment for 4 think a passenger jets to deter resting position. journalists and minneapolis remembered a year off the george flows. murder is death at the hands of a white police officer triggered a reckoning of a race relations in the us. but some say not enough is being done to keep history from repeating. plus the cats is finally out of the bag, outgoing by a coach 100 flick will mileage the german national football team after his former bosses' yogi live down this. ah, i'm glad welcome to the program after israel 11 day conflict with how much parts of garza ally and ru us secretary of state antony blinking is now in the region trans, strengthened a ceasefire, and help p

what else did antony blink and say, yeah, well the one hand we heard him saying, no pledging financing, economic aid to the palestinians and the focus. it's very much, of course in this visit on the rebuilding or reconstruction of was destroyed. now in this conflict that the seen him the past 2 weeks, he also pledged money for the you an agency for palestinian refugees. that's also very important adjuster to the palestinians because the trump administration had actually cut off this aid from the palestinians. but he also said that he aims to reopen the you hello. in jerusalem, that's a very, very important question. a message to the palestinians. the ties for downgraded under the administration and you as president, the former us president donald trump moved the embassy from television to jerusalem . and then moving also the palestinian affairs of britt does in the u. s. consulate to the embassy. so for the policy, no authority, this is very important meeting is somehow to re establish ties with you as administration and disregard and also be heard the us secretary of state antony, bri

ah, hop on the our on al jazeera, these are the headlines, us secretary state antony, blinking. these meeting, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this hour. they tried to turn the sci fi between israel on him, off into a lasting truce antony ben, can areas landing in television a few hours ago. a diplomatic editor james base has moved from western wisdom. you might think that the main subject that meeting is going to be the conflict that just ended in that c swan clearly it.

s. secretary state antony blink and just wrapped up in the middle east tour of trying to stoke palestinian divisions as reporters from harry faucet. and garza here on the street. you get an idea of the long term nature of the fall out of this war. 44 people died in this massive building collapse and now 2 other buildings on the street. one of them right here behind us had been declared structurally unsound. 7 habitants had been told to leave. now this was the 1st day that we've heard from houses top leader inside garza ya soon was in a news conference that was on the record, but frustratingly for the most part off camera. he was interesting on the issue of reconstruction thing. suggestion by the secretary of state of united states as need lincoln that any reconstruction efforts coming through the u. s. or allies should evade hum us and be done through the palestinian authority in the occupied west bank soon was head that was a trick to try to divide the palestinian people further. however, he also said that any reconstruction would be welcome, that hamas would not take a single penny of it

antony blinken isn't meeting hamas — a designated terrorist group in america. from aid going to the territory. if we do this right, reconstruction and relief for the people of gaza far from and relief for the people of gaza farfrom empowering hamas, i think it has the potential to undermine it. i say that because hamas thrives, unfortunately, on despair. on misery and desperation and a lack of opportunity. hamas hasn't yet commented. however before mr blinken's trip — its head of international relations spoke to the wall street journal — stressing. we are ready to cooperate with the international community, with the us, when it comes to how to get the money in. there are other factors to consider. palestinian president abbas has seen his popularity has fallen. in april he postponed palestinian elections — which would have been the first to be held in the occupied territorites since 2006. he blamed a dispute over voting in occupied eastjerusalem for the move — promising to hold elections once "the participation of our people injerusalem is guaranteed." many of h

home and for the full report on out i me and talks with israel's leadership, us secretary of state antony blinking pushes to maintain a sci fi called the common boats. fine ah, hello. we can all santa maria here in the world news from al jazeera. there are resounding calls for the release of molly's president prime minister and defense minister. we've all been arrested by the military. also in the news iran releases the list of the approved candidates for next month presidential election. there are some high profile names excluded. the you agree on more sanctions against spell ruth over the arrest of a prominent journalist. ah . so we start with the u. s. as latest diplomatic effort to strengthen the fragile face fire between its ally, israel and hamas in garza, secretary state antony, blinking has met israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu following to rally international support to help palestinians trying to rebuild their lives. off to the devastating 11 day conflict, but he also insisted how mass the palestinian group runs. garza will not benefit from that aid coming out blank and

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the secretary of state antony blinking in the middle antennae on. sorry, not anthony. a meeting which may not have actually happened to had not been 11 days of conflict in gaza. certainly maybe this one, but not the full tour of israel, the palestinian territories and other countries. as we were discussing earlier with james by waiting for the news conference from these 2 men, emily bring you that live when it happened. in the meantime, we moved to other news sandy united states is joining international court for the immediate and unconditional release of molly's leaders. who are being held by the countries military as means the president, the prime minister, the defense minister, all being held in a military company, the capital bama code. it's all of the government reshuffle in which 2 army officials who took pounds in a cru last year will replace the crisis deepen. molly's political chaos. 9 months after military take over, toppled it's preview here is more with nicholas hawk following developments from nearby dot car. there's a clear signal here, if you, if you hav

and the effective state antony blinkin is due to arrive in the middle east. on tuesday, the white house said it wants to find ways to revive the israel palestine piece process of the criticism of its support for israel. in not the world of war against kobe 19 dance, the declarations in the head of the united nations. antonio terrace was addressing health ministers and all over the world as they take part in a virtual world health assembly. the 8 day event will discuss missteps in response to the pandemic, and how to ensure greater access to health care. well, the world health organization chief says it's time globally to step up and make bold decisions. if we gone the same old way, we will get the same old result. a world that unprepared, unsafe and unfair. make no mistake. this will not be the last time the world faces the threat of thunder me. this is the moment for bold ideas, bold commitment and bold leadership. for doing things that have never been done before. there was john hall is falling, the meeting from london. dr. ted ross and to an extent secreta

i couldn't agree more. diplomatic editor james space is following antony lincoln strip joins us now live from romanella. so jane's we heard that speech a short while ago or that address along with the palestinian president. what does the old boil down to? what sort of bite in middle east policies emerging here? well, certainly the palestinian authority now have someone to deal with that talking again to the united states. and this is the 1st high level meeting with the secretary of state for a while over 3 years. so for them that's good news, but then look at what is actually being achieved during this visit. well, there is a promise may be of help in the future with reconstruction of gaza as a package of aid of $260000000.00, which in global scheme of things is not a large amount of money. and much of that has already been announced. there is the decision to reopen the u. s. consulate general in jerusalem. just explain that there is a, there was a u. s embassy and tell us that dealt with israel and the u. s. consulate general needs jerusalem that dealt with the palestinians. president t

antony blinken said the u.s. is looking at increasing security assistance to e country.ink between usaid and investigations into the bidens was at the heart of president trump's second impeachment. secretary blinken met president zelensky today and assured him the u.s. stands with his nation. >> ukraine was tested again, just weeks ago, this spring, russia pushed more forces in than at any time since 2014 when it invaded. i can tell you mr. president, we stand strongly with you come our partners do, as well. i heard the same thing when i was at nato a couple of weeks ago. we look for russia to cease reckless and aggressive action. >> in recent weeks, tensions between ukraine and russia have been flaring up. back in april, russia sent 100,000 troops to ukraine's borders. the biggest mobilization since moscow annexed crimea in 2014. those forces have begun to withdraw. but many are still in place. muska also continues to back a pro-russian insurgency in ukraine's east. that conflict alone has killed more than 30,000 people according to the united nations. ukraine's preside

we just heard antony blinken. how is it possible?his has been a dilemma, if you may call it that, for the international community, for a very long time now, ever since hamas took forceful power in gaza in 2007. there's no contact policy. hamass considered a trorist orgazation. so they had to fd some creative solutions. r example, after the war in 2014 after a huge need to rebud gaza, almost the same situation as right now, they put in place a gaza reconstruction mechanm overseen by the united nations, by the palestinian authority, the donor countries, and israel, that kps its poli of a blocde on gaza and controls closely and strictly what is going in and out of gaza. of course you cannot ignore hamas as a political power in gaza. it is ruling gaza. for now the international communitcircumvents thisy forging and direct -- indirect talks their mediators, like egypt, talking to hamas. that meanshey don't have much influence er what happening in gaza. there's also no account ability of what hamas is doing in gaza. >> lincoln met with the

antony blinken admits it will take some time to get to that point.r who stabbed two young israeli men. the victims, a soldier and a civilian, were targeted at a tram station near the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah — which was at the centre of tensions over the threatened eviction of palestinians from their homes. there were heightened tensions betweenjewish and israeli arab communities during the 11 day conflict in gaza. fleur hassan—nahoum is the deputy mayor ofjerusalem on the challenges ahead. the conflict, as you know, started probably about a month and a half before injerusalem with all sorts of riots and issues that we had with people going up to temple mount with stones and creating problems. and so that's how it started, so it's not surprising that there are still some lone wolves trying to create trouble. i hate to say it, but in something that is not strange injerusalem but ultimately i do believe, i really, truly believe that this is a very small marginalfringe minority. most arabs who live in eastjerusalem want to get on with their lives,

antony blinken spoke with his egyptian counterpart. as divine also reaffirmed israel's right to defend itself -- president biden also reaffirmed israel's right to defend itself. singapore has tightened lockdown measures as it attempts to stop new cases. most schools were closed from wednesday with most children returning to remote learning. the ministry of education says it was necessary. taiwan says it is racing to contain the worst outbreak of coronavirus all trying to avoid a full lockdown that could derail the largely successful ente covid measures. the country reported 206 new local cases on sunday. authorities put the capital into a soft lockdown racing to stop the outbreak. south africa is expanding the covid-19 vaccine rollout to health care workers and those over 60. the government will begin a mass vaccination effort at 87 sites across the country using pfizer's vaccine looking to inoculate more than 5 million senior citizens by the end of june. the johnson & johnson vaccines were delay for safety checks. i am vonnie quinn. t

antony blinken said extensive diplomatic effort was underway, so. anchor: what was he going to say?ew weeks ago, antony blinken said that human rights would be the centerpiece of american foreign policy. that is comptely in tatters. foreign minister shah mahmood qureshi: yes. that is for them to demonstrate. to show the world that they believe in human rights. anchor: surely that is news here , that there is a ruthlessness in biden's foreign policy approach, that israel is the ally and does not want to get involved in a middle east conflict, he was dictated. if hundreds of women, men, and children are killed in their beds in gaza, he feels it is a price worth paying. foreign minister shah mahmood qureshi: the u.s. cannot remain indifferent. they are a global power. they cannot look the other way. they have responsibilities. and, many americans feel in a particular way if they did not. you would not have seen the demonstrations, peaceful demonstrations in chicago, michigan, and other u.s. towns. anchor: as far as pakistan is concerned, what i get from it is that once biden's mind is

. >> tonight, secretary of state antony blinken talks about how the biden administration is handling russia, the crisis at the mexican border, and an increasingly bellicose china. have you ever seen china be so assertive or aggressive militarily? >> no, we haven't. i think that what we've witnessed over the last several years is china acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad. that is a fact. ( ticking ) >> this is what it takes to enter a facility where they manufacture microchips, the tiny semiconductors that power everything from smart phones, to automobiles, to fighter jets. problem is, there is a shortage of them, revealing a serious national security issue. >> 25 years ago, the united states produced 37% of the world's semiconductor manufacturing in the u.s. today, that number has declined to just 12%. >> doesn't sound good. ( ticking ) >> michael lewis has written some of the most memorable books of a generation, introducing us to characters who help us rethink topics we think we understand. his latest: "the premonition," the hidden story of america's respo

secretary of state antony blinken held a joint news conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss u.s. support for israel and the situation in gaza after several days of violence. this was a secretary blinken's first of parents at the middle east come after a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas went into effect. [inaudible conversations] >> secretary blinking, welcome to jerusalem the first visit as secretary of state. since we are running late we had ato long discussion i will be very brief and speak about three points. the first point is to president biden and you for firmly supporting israel's right to self-defense. i havee to say secretary blinking in a previous capacity 2014 when we had another round of engagement against hamas aggression supported us by having iron dome replenishment a quarter of a billion dollars you personally shepard into the system very quickly. we remember that we are very grateful to you. and now again with the replenishment of the dome interceptors to save civilian lives on both sides. we are grateful for that also. we give meanin

. >> now, antony blinken talks about the by the ministration possible pledge to reunite the world. his remarks are part of the 51st annual conference of the americas. >> for two desk 8 -- blinken has been an advisor to president biden. as deputy secretary of state under obama, he dealt extensively with the leaders in our hemisphere. in a few months, and despite difficulties of a pandemic, secretary blinken has worked hard to jumpstart those relationships. i know about how we can best work together, and particularly now as the united states hosts -- for the first time. like all of you come i am eager to what you has to say. i give you, secretary blinken. sec. blinken: united states government has contributed $2 million to covax which has provided safe and effective vaccines worldwide, including 6 million to latin america. we pledge another $2 million to covax for other countries to fulfill their pledges and we are working urgently with global partners on managing and supply to ensure there is enough vaccine for everyone everywhere. in addition to the united states has lent 4 million

secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s.opening its consulate in occupied jerusalem after meeting with the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas. he pledged aid to gaza but insisted hamas should not benefit from it. a journalists arrested in belarus after a commercial jet was diverted and forced to land there on sunday. european airlines are now rerouting flights to avoid the russian airspace. the international community is calling for the immediate release of the president and prime minister of mali after a coup ousted them. in the u.s., memorial services being held to mark a year since george floyd was murdered by a white police officer. this sparked antiracism protests and deman for racial equality around the world. a celebration of his life is being held on the street corner where he was killed. in new york, mayor bill de blasio joined others to mark the anniversary by kneeling. george floyd's family met with president joe biden at the white house, where they advocated for the passage of the george floyd justice

reaction coming through from antony blinken.: following combination -- following condemnation from european countries. we are also watching taiwan very closely right now because of the coronavirus outbreak. new infections threaten further restrictions, which in turn could impact already squeezed global chip supplies. we are taking a closer look, what are the key development we need to know right now? >> there is a lot to unpack here. it is a key week in taiwan as we get more infections reported over the weekend. more than 600. also revisions of the past weeks data, a lot of questions to people about the reliability of the government tracking and the government data. all of it is exacerbated, i'm not saying it's a perfect storm yet but it has the potential of being the perfect storm in taiwan. because you add up all of these different elements including the shortage, extreme shortage of vaccines, almost nonexistent so far. astrazeneca has shipped about 315,000 doses. they are still waiting from shipments from a dharna for june. t