Blinken to meet Israel, Arab states as US hails normalization

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Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden’s administration will meet Friday with Israeli and Arab leaders to celebrate a normalization accord overseen by Donald Trump one year ago, calling it a step toward peace with the Palestinians. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s virtual meeting with his counterparts from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco marks a full embrace of what former president Trump considered one of his top foreign policy legacies. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the administration was “thrilled to celebrate” the anniversary of the Abraham Accords, …

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