What is the aim of Blinken's Middle East visit?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Israel and the West Bank on a trip to the Middle East. It's his first to the region since a new far-right government came to power in Israel. What is Washington's role in the worsening conflict? And what wider challenges does the Biden administration face in the Middle East? 

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom 

Guests:

Jehad Abusalim - Education and Policy Associate at the American Friends Service Committee.

Gideon Levy - Writer and columnist for the Haaretz newspaper.

Julie Norman - Associate Professor at University College London.