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Israel protesters target Netanyahu, visit of US's Austin

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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin tells Israeli leaders to take steps to reduce tensions in the occupied West Bank. Growing worry in Washington that the situation could distract the allies from their effort to counter Iran. Austin is on a regional tour and landed in Ben Gurion Airport for a visit that had been hastily rescheduled.

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Times of India

'Disturbed' by Jewish settler violence in West Bank: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin

Middle East News: TEL AVIV: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, on a visit to Israel, expressed concerns on Thursday about Jewish settler violence against Palestinians a.

1 year ago·India

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Reuters

Pentagon chief visits Israel amid West Bank violence, anti-Netanyahu protests

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin told Israeli leaders on Thursday to take steps to reduce tensions in the occupied West Bank, amid growing worry in Washington that the situation could distract the allies from their effort to counter Iran.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Pentagon Chief Holds Israel Talks Amid Protests Over Legal Reform Plans

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin held talks in Israel Thursday as flaring violence killed three suspected Palestinian militants and protesters again rallied against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Thousands of Israelis opposed to the government's controversial legal reform plans blocked roads in and around Israel's Ben Gurion airport, forcing an 11th-hour change of venue for Austin's talks, throwing an international sp…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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South China Morning Post

Pentagon chief visits Israel amid violence, protests

Lloyd Austin said discussions with the Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were frank and candid and that the US was firmly opposed to ‘any acts that could trigger more insecurity’.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Israeli protests target Netanyahu, visiting Pentagon chief at airport

BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel: Israelis protesting judicial reforms sought by the hard-right government threatened to converge on the country's main airport on Thursday (Mar 9)to disrupt a trip abroad by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as a visit by the US defence secretary. Police were out in force

1 year ago·Singapore

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RTÉ

US disturbed by violence, says Pentagon chief in Israel

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, on a visit to Israel, has expressed concerns about Jewish settler violence against Palestinians and warned against acts that could trigger more insecurity.

1 year ago·Ireland

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