State Dept. surprised by Israel's decision to pull out of Washington meetings

• Published date: 25 March 2024
• Author: HANNAH SARISOHN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The US didn't vote for the resolution because of its failure to condemn Hamas for the attacks on October 7, Miller said

"But the reason we didn't veto it is because there were also things in that resolution that were consistent with our long term position, most importantly, that there should be a ceasefire and that there should be a release of hostages, which is what we understood also to be the government of Israel's position," he said.

US position on Rafah operation

Miller reiterated Secretary of State Antony Blinken who last week in Israel said a full scale invasion of Rafah would be a mistake not only because of the civilian harm there but for Israel's national...