A meeting between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and a group of senior Arab officials about a month ago devolved into an unusual shouting match between the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates and a senior adviser to the Palestinian president, according to five sources familiar with the details of the incident.
The sharp confrontation reflects the skepticism regarding the planned reforms of the Palestinian Authority, and the internal disputes between the leaders of the Arab world. Both of these could undermine the Biden administration’s efforts to formulate a strategy for the day after the war in Gaza.
The meeting took place on April 29 in Riyadh, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting. The purpose of…
