On January 8, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the western Saudi city of al-Ula for a closed-door meeting. 
What did Blinken do when he went to Saudi Arabia?
In Blinken's words, it was called "avoiding further escalation." Reuters said that from January 4 to 11, local time, Blinken embarked on his fourth trip to the Middle East in three months, including Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt. 
The average time to visit a country is less than a day, and the itinerary can be described as extremely tight.
Blinken visits the Middle East again, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?A Hamas leader was killed in a drone strike in Lebanon over the past weekAllah in Lebanon and Israel continue to exchange fire on the border;Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to attack Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea;Some armed groups in Iraq and Syria have launched attacks on local US military bases, and the situation in the Middle East is close to the brink of getting out of control. Obviously, Blinken's trip is to appease all parties, everyone should be calm, the United States is going to take action, and the situation in the Middle East is about to cool down!However, Blinken appears to be overestimating U.S. influence in the Middle East. After a few days of wandering, the situation in the Middle East has not improved. The biggest headache for the United States is the "rebellious" Israel. 
According to the Times of Israel, on January 7, local time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he would not relax his military action against Hamas in the Gaza Strip until all goals were achieved. 
What goal?Netanyahu says it's about eliminating Hamas completely, but is that really the case?Two Israelis gave the answer. Just a few days ago, Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich and Minister Ben Gvir said that they "encourage Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to move to other countries". 
Although Netanyahu strenuously denied it, saying that their remarks did not represent **,But the outside world has seen clearly that the real goal of the Israeli army is to drive the people of Gaza out of Gaza!
What are you doing to get rid of them?What a big open space!I drop, I drop, it's all my drop. is so styled, even "beautiful father" can't stand it.
On January 7, Blinken harshly criticized the rhetoric made by an official Israeli figure, calling it "fiery and provocative." What is even more embarrassing is that on the same day as Brink's visit to Qatar, Israel launched another Israeli attack on southern Gaza, killing two Al Jazeera journalists, one of whom was Hamza, the son of Al Jazeera Gaza's Gaza bureau chief, Wal Dudah. Blinken called it a "unique and tragic tragedy." 
Well, Blinken's embarrassing acting skills in "Double Reed Bitter Drama" are good!
In fact, the tragedy is not only the two Al Jazeera reporters?As Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul pointed out, nearly 100 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks. He criticized the double standards of Western countries when talking about democracy, human rights and freedom of expression, saying the latest attacks "expose the falsehoods and lies of Western propaganda." In fact, on the occasion of the 2023 wrap-up, Blinken summarized the experience of the workers on social media and expressed his deep gratitude to them. 
But I didn't buy it. A reporter pointed out that the responsibility for the killing of ** workers in Israel in 2023 lies with the United States supporting Israel. This incident directly caused Blinken to overturn the car, and a few days later, two more journalists died.
So why is Israel safe and sound, given that more than 100 UN staff members and more than 100 journalists have already died at the hands of Israeli forces?The answer is that the United States is biased. This time, Blinken shed nothing more than a "crocodile tear". However, the anger of the people is difficult to quell!Just before Blinken's trip, a group of demonstrators gathered in front of his home in Virginia to learn about U.S. policy on Gaza and poured fake blood on Blinken's car. Blinken could only leave quickly. 
On January 5, Blinken visited Turkey, and the "romantic Turkey" did not even have a welcome ceremony, and it is estimated that Blinken was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack to get into.
In fact, it is no wonder that Turkey has always opposed Israel's actions in Gaza and has openly supported Hamas many times, but on the contrary, the United States is a staunch supporter of Israel and the main culprit that has caused the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to be unstoppable. In this case, it is normal for Turkey not to welcome Blinken. But Blinken doesn't intend to be in vain. At a press conference after the meeting, Blinken demanded that Turkey "must use its influence to prevent a cycle of violence in the Middle East." But this time, he overestimated his charisma and American influence. Turkey told that during the meeting with Blinken, Erdogan had been harshly critical of Israel.
Among them, Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan criticized Israel's irresponsible aggression in front of Blinken. After leaving Turkey, Blinken traveled to Greece, Jordan and Qatar. King Abdullah II of Jordan directly warned when meeting with Blinken on the 7th that the continuation of the conflict in Gaza will bring catastrophic consequences, and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip must be ended. 
On the same day, the Emir of Qatar (head of state) Tamim met with Blinken and stressed the need to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible to ensure regional stability and security.
On January 8, local time, Blinken met with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates**, and Mohammed said in the talks that a ceasefire must be achieved in the Gaza Strip to protect civilians. In the past few days, Blinken, in fact, we can all feel that the demands of Middle Eastern countries are for a ceasefire and the implementation of the two-state solution, not an archfire. But I don't know if Blinken pretends not to understand or really doesn't understand?After visiting Greece and Turkey, Blinken even told ** on the 6th that Middle Eastern countries "must use" their respective influence to prevent an "endless cycle of violence" in the region.
What does that mean?It means that all of you must unite and listen to my old beauty's arrangement, so that the conflict can be eliminated. Good guys, directly assign your own responsibilities to everyone!In particular, he mentioned that Turkey is "ready" to play its role. For such crazy rhetoric, it is no wonder that the Turkish side said that during the meeting with Blinken, Erdogan has been harshly critical of Israel.
Now Blinken doesn't care what drugs he sells, and it's himself who is embarrassed.
The first is the awkward position of the United States. The ambivalence of the United States, which ignores the international community's call for a ceasefire and an end to hostilities, condones Israel's military action in Gaza, and avoids the spillover of the conflict on the other hand, will lead to strong dissatisfaction among the vast number of Arab and Islamic countries today. Secondly, the words of the "big brother" of the United States are not good in the Middle East. The United States has always regarded itself as Israel's "big brother" and defended Israel everywhere, but now Israel is in a hurry and does not listen to the United States at all, for example, two Israeli ministers angrily criticized the United States. For example, CNN said that the United States** acknowledged that there was a "gap" between the Israeli military's stated intentions and the actual situation, and that Netanyahu**'s transformation was "slow and gradual." The same is true of other Middle Eastern countries, where Iraqi militias, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other forces have carried the "anti-US banner," and the United States has nothing to do with them. In the past few days, Blinken has walked around and also discovered:No one wants to hear the American arrangement.
In this regard, Sanam Wakhil, director of the Middle East-North Africa Program at the Royal Institute of International Studies, said that the Middle East is in the fog of the spread of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the responsibility for trying to cool down the situation really lies with the US side.
The influence of the United States in the Middle East has been questioned, and Blinken, who wants to be a "peacemaker", may be busy in vain. The reason why Israel is so crazy is not the result of the United States constantly sending it ** ammunition, providing intelligence support, and supporting the United Nations.
SoBlinken hit a wall this time, and it can only be said that he is to blame, and he must extinguish the fire he started.
In this context, you will find that Blinken's trip is not so much a "firefighting trip" as a "firefighting trip"!
What he said and did, anyway, he did not meet the demands of the Middle East countries and did not let Israel cease fire, that is, he was pulling the calf, and even appeasing the countries hurt by Israel, in fact, he was arching the fire in a different way. This may be the "medicine" that Blinken sells. No wonder Brother Li paid attention to it, and some netizens named Blinken "Claw Hammer" because he naturally likes to touch nails!There is an old Chinese saying, "If you put out a fire, you will not be able to extinguish it." To put it bluntly, it is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Overall, Blinken, who has visited the Middle East four times, is still stuck in a dilemma with no way out, and going to the Middle East 40 times without changing his stance on pulling the bias is doomed to be full of difficulties and little success. This time, it has shown the whole world what is called "imperial rout", and the United States and Israel have become notorious in the international community. Everyone has seen the current situation, Biden's blind support for Israel has brought not only external troubles, but also internal worries. According to the American Axios news network, the ** person who called for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted the speech of Biden on the 8th local time in the United States.
This kind of ** move is now happening very often in the United States.
The new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has lasted for three months since it broke out on October 7, 2023, and has tugged at the heartstrings of the worldThe United States is holding on to the fire, and Israel is crazy about igniting the fire, one is really fanning the flames, and the other is really pouring oil!When will the suffering of the people of Gaza and the Middle East end?