Blinken says he warned Netanyahu Israel would lose GOP, evangelical support over Gaza war

Could've done better: Ex-Secretary of State Blinken on US arming Israel

Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he still “grapples with the decisions” he made during the Joe Biden administration to continue arming Israel even as the human suffering in Gaza increased rapidly. Speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday, March 25, Blinken was grilled by students. One of them questioned how he reconciles with his Gaza legacy. The student said Blinken had numerous opportunities to distance himself from …

Blinken says he warned Netanyahu Israel would lose GOP, evangelical support over Gaza war

Former Secretary of State Tony Blinken said at a Harvard Kennedy School event this week that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a few months into the war in Gaza that Israel was going to lose support among not just Democrats, but also Republicans and evangelical Christians. “Israel was mostly seen as the David and other forces were seen as the Goliath. That is now flipped,” Blinken said. “One of the things that I told Netanyahu …