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Sources say Blinken-Abbas meeting was ‘tense,’ marked by ‘arguments’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Palestinian Authority riot police officers stand guard while Palestinians protest against the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Sources tell Sky News Arabia that the Ramallah meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PA President Mahmoud Abbas was “tense” and marked by “arguments.”
According to the report, Abbas asked Blinken to pressure Israel to release frozen PA funds. “If you do not have the ability to release funds, how will you have the ability to put pressure on Israel and achieve peace and a Palestinian state?” Abbas reportedly demanded.
Blinken then repeated demands that Abbas undertake reforms in the PA, the report says.
