Antony Blinken

And everything that we've done, everything that I've done, everything that my colleagues have done these past months has been in service of getting to that point because we believed it was the quickest and most effective way to actually end the conflict and get to a better place. So in the course of doing that, sure, there are many moments

And yet... Simply put, the intent, the intent to erase a population. And that's not... what I see or what's going on in Gaza, as horrible, as horrific as conditions are for innocent children, women and men, who are caught up in a crossfire of Hamas's initiation, that they obviously didn't start and that they're powerless to stop. As horrific as that is, and as much as one can and as we have,

And yet... Simply put, the intent, the intent to erase a population. And that's not... what I see or what's going on in Gaza, as horrible, as horrific as conditions are for innocent children, women and men, who are caught up in a crossfire of Hamas's initiation, that they obviously didn't start and that they're powerless to stop. As horrific as that is, and as much as one can and as we have,

And yet... Simply put, the intent, the intent to erase a population. And that's not... what I see or what's going on in Gaza, as horrible, as horrific as conditions are for innocent children, women and men, who are caught up in a crossfire of Hamas's initiation, that they obviously didn't start and that they're powerless to stop. As horrific as that is, and as much as one can and as we have,

disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.

disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.

disputed some of the actions that Israel has taken. It does not, by a long stretch, amount to the intent to erase a population.

I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.

I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.

I don't want to ascribe motives to the charges that people are making. And also, look, I more than understand the passions that people feel on all sides of this issue.

As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand

As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand

As I hear it, around the world, not just in the region, well beyond, and also in our own country. There is a chorus of condemnation of Israel. And again, I understand why people get to that point, but I still hear deafening silence when it comes to Hamas. And I really believe that if there had been a sustained public vocal demand

that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.

that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.

that Hamas put down its arms, that it give up the hostages, that maybe many, many months ago, Hamas would have felt pressured to actually do that, and a lot of the suffering would have been alleviated. But I really hear deafening silence about Hamas.

I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.

I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.

I wish the New Yorker was reflective of, you know, all of our media, all of our social media.

Well, but unfortunately, social media is what... Yeah, but social media, as we both know well, is so much of what drives conversations and drives perceptions.