COMMUNAL CHECK-IN
In meeting with Blinken, Jewish leaders air frustrations over Gaza, Iran policy
Blinken offered strong support for Israel as it faces threats from Iran, but said it wasn’t in U.S. or Israel’s interests to escalate the situation
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken gives statements to the media inside the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Defence Ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023.
This story was updated at 9:10 p.m.
Days after the U.S. helped defeat an Iranian missile attack launched against Israel, Secretary of State Tony Blinken met at the State Department on Tuesday morning with roughly a dozen Jewish leaders,...