Blinken in Israel to calm flaring conflict with Palestinians America's most senior diplomat, Antony Blinken, has touched down in Israel today - as tensions soar in the region. The US Secretary of State is meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon and will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow. Before he flew to Tel Aviv, Blinken spoke about the issue in Cairo. Watch a little of what he had to say and FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Irris Makler's analysis.