'Raised voices and disagreements' during Blinken-Abbas meeting, local media reports Talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday were tense, according to Arabic media reports. Blinken said the Palestinian Authority was committed to playing a role in administering Gaza and implementing internal reforms. Abbas for his part pushed back, saying the US has to stop Israeli aggression in Gaza, explains FRANCE 24’s Irris Makler reporting from Jerusalem.