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Blinken meets Abbas in Ramallah, says us opposes Israeli settlement expansion

Blinken meets Abbas in Ramallah, says us opposes Israeli settlement expansion

RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (pix) met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday.Blinken’s visit to Ramallah was the last leg in the top diplomat’s regional tour that also included Israel and Egypt, according to Anadolu Agency.During the meeting, Blinken said Washington opposes any measure that makes achieving the two-state solution difficult, including settlement expansions and home demolition.“We believe it’s important to take steps to de-escalate, stop violence, to reduce tensions - and to try as well to create the foundation for more positive actions going forward,“ he added.“What we are seeing now for Palestinians is a shrinking horizon of hope, not an expanding one. And that, too, we believe needs to change,“ Blinken said.During the meeting, the chief US diplomat announced that Washington will provide US$50 million for the United Nations (UN) agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).Abbas, for his part, accused Israel o

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