In Israel for a historic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken challenges top Israeli and Arab diplomats to do more for Kyiv.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pictured with Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem on March 27.
“Washington has clearly been disappointed by the response of both Saudi Arabia and the UAE because of their lack of support for the position of the U.S. and the West, but also for not breaking with Russia by boosting oil exports,” said Simon Henderson, a Gulf scholar at the Washington Institute.
Egypt, a longtime peace partner of Israel, has looked to seize on the normalization agreements to amplify its role as Israel’s bridge to the Arab world. While that position is welcomed by Washington, President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has also disappointed U.S. officials with his affinity for Putin and refusal to join the West’s pro-Ukraine coalition.
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