Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Blinken meets with PA President Abbas in Jordan
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan on October 17, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds another meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan, as he continues his marathon diplomatic engagements across seven countries in the region.
As Abbas walks into the room at the start of the meeting, he quips to the secretary, “You could have a house here.”
“I’m thinking about it,” a smiling Blinken responds.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his ongoing diplomacy tour in the Middle East.
Abbas: “You could have a house here.”
Blinken: “I’m thinking about it.” pic.twitter.com/iMopu7bfuQ
— The Recount (@therecount) October 17, 2023
