WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said final interview There is “every reason” to think that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has extended his term on Tuesday. Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza for political gain.
The comment came at a moment’s notice interview When Biden was asked by Time magazine on May 28 whether he believed Netanyahu was prolonging the conflict to protect himself, as some in Israel say.
“I’m not going to comment on that. There’s every reason for people to come to that conclusion,” Biden said, adding that before the war Netanyahu faced a blow for not wanting war. restructuring of the country’s judicial system. “So it’s an internal discussion with no results. And it’s hard to say whether he’s going to change his position, but it hasn’t been helpful.”
Biden explained that the main disagreement with the Israeli prime minister is about the future of Gaza after the end of the war.
“What happens after Gaza ends? What, what does it come back to? Israeli forces come back?” – he asked. “I’ve talked to the Egyptians, I’ve talked to the Saudis. I’ve talked to the Jordanians, the Emiratis. The answer is, if that’s the case, it can’t work. There. We need a two-state solution, a transition to a two-state solution, and that’s my biggest disagreement with Bibi Netanyahu.”
Asked if Netanyahu was the only person standing in front of a package of proposals that could help transition to a two-state solution, Biden said he had to be careful what he told Time because he accepted the magazine article would come out. later and he was already in the process of negotiating a possible way forward.
“I think there is a clear path to a transition that will provide security and reconstruction in Gaza in exchange for the Arab states making a longer-term commitment to transition to a two-state solution,” Biden said. “And that extends from Saudi Arabia, which I keep talking to — my team — to the Jordanians who are now trying to work with bringing in goods and certain goods, food, medicine, etc. we’re talking fast.”
The interview took place last Tuesday, days before Israel’s announcement at the White House on Friday. came up with a truce proposal In Gaza.
An Israeli official told NBC News on Monday that Biden was describing the proposal “not accurate.”
Biden’s relationship with Netanyahu has been strained since Israel entered Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The president has faced growing opposition from the far left of the Democratic Party over US policy toward Israel in his efforts to help his close ally.
Asked by Time last week whether Israeli forces committed war crimes in Gaza, Biden said. “The answer is that it is uncertain and has been investigated by the Israelis themselves. The ICC is something we don’t recognize, we don’t recognize,” he added, referring to the International Criminal Court, which sought the attorney general’s arrest warrants last month against Israeli leaders, including Netanyahu, on charges of war crimes. “But the people in Gaza, the Palestinians, need food, water, medicine, etc. they suffered a lot from the lack of it. And many innocent people were killed.”