Blinken attends 'historic' Israeli, Arab summit amid Iran deal tensions, Palestinian opposition

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% :Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is hosting for the first time on Israeli soil the foreign ministers of four Arab countries that now have close ties with the Jewish state -- a new reality for a region realigned in recent years, especially by the threat from Iran.
37% : In Jerusalem, Blinken papered over any differences, particularly with Israel, saying the two countries "are united in addressing the challenges posed by Iran, including its nuclear program."
29% : In addition, as the State Department's team nears a renewed nuclear deal with Iran, Israel and Arab neighbors worry it will leave Iran flush with cash from sanctions relief -- ready to boost arms and funds to its proxies and expand its ballistic missile program.
18% : Several of these countries face near daily threats from Tehran and those proxies -- Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria for Israel, and the Houthis for UAE and Saudi Arabia, which are particularly adamant that Biden's administration has not done enough to support them.

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