### [2021-05-14](/feed/2021/05/14/index.md)

##### 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis
# American official Hady Amr arrives in Tel Aviv as an effort by the Biden administration to defuse tensions between the illegitimate quasi-state of Israel and Palestine. 




### Sources:

1. [Haaretz](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-hady-amr-lands-in-tel-aviv-to-meet-with-israeli-palestinian-leaders-amid-gaza-flare-1.9809864) [Image](https://img.haarets.co.il/img/1.9809969/2084024950.jpg?precrop=900,523,x0,y666&height=698&width=1200)

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