US President Joe Biden hosted Irish chief Leo Vardakar on the White House Friday amid stark variations over Israel’s warfare on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Vardakar, Ireland’s Taoiseach (prime minister), stated briefly remarks earlier than reporters that he would communicate with Biden throughout closed-door discussions about establishing an instantaneous halt to the hostilities within the coastal enclave.
“I am quite keen to talk about situation in Gaza as well. You know my view that we need to have a cease-fire as soon as possible to get food and medicine in,” Vardkar stated as Biden chimed in: “I agree.”
“We need to talk about how we can make that happen and move towards a two-state solution, which I think is the only the only way we’ll have lasting peace and security,” he added, with Biden additionally backing the proposal.
Ireland has lengthy been probably the most vocal critics of Israel in Europe, and opposition has grown dramatically amid the continuing warfare on Gaza by which over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed, and over 1,000,000 survivors have been displaced.
That fervor has additionally been directed on the US for Biden’s steadfast help for Israel, not less than thus far.
Biden has lengthy resisted requires a everlasting cease-fire to halt the warfare in Gaza, however has in current weeks thrown his weight behind a short lived six-week pause within the hostilities that may very well be prolonged additional in change for the discharge of hostages held by Hamas following an October cross-border raid on Israel.
Appearing to easy over his variations with the Irish chief, the US president stated he and Vardakar are “working together to increase humanitarian assistance in Gaza. And we both know that a whole lot more has to be done.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr