Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas refused to accept the phone call of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken phone in mid-February, demanding that President Biden himself call him, Kan News reported on Thursday.
To date, Biden has still not called Abbas.
Instead, US and PA officials are currently in discussions regarding a phone call between Blinken and PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh or senior PA official Hussein al-Sheikh.
Despite the lack of direct contact between the president and Abbas, the Biden administration has been quietly increasing assistance to the Palestinians, allocating nearly $100 million for the Palestinians, only a small portion of which has been publicized.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Doesn’t Abbas comprehend that sleepy joe is senile & is nothing more than a puppet rubber-stamping decisions made by obama & harris.
@247
Yes. He does. That’s why he wants to speak with him.