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In a poignant address following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed his heartfelt gratitude for his return to Israel during these challenging times. In a deeply personal moment, Blinken shared his family’s history as Jews, recounting the escape of his grandfather from Russian pogroms and his stepfather’s survival of Holocaust concentration camps. His words resonated with empathy as he acknowledged the distressing impact of Hamas’s actions on Israeli Jews and the global Jewish community. Blinken, also a husband and father of young children, expressed his deep sorrow upon witnessing the devastating loss of innocent families in the conflict, emphasizing the universal nature of this human tragedy.
