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Report: Tense Blinken-Abbas meeting 'marred by quarrels and arguments'
10 January 2024 12:40 GMT
The meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was described as "tense" and involving "quarrels and arguments", according to Sky News Arabia.
Citing unnamed sources, the TV channel said Palestinian officials asked Blinken to pressure Israel to release Palestinian tax funds.
The officials told Blinken: “If you can't release the funds, how will you be able to put pressure on Israel to achieve peace and a Palestinian state?”
Blinken reportedly renewed his call for reform in the Palestinian Authority and its security services. Palestinians responded by saying: "You should reform yourselves and your policy toward the Palestinian issue."