Published February 27,2024
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President Joe Biden has reiterated that he’s a Zionist and stated Israel should make the most of a possibility to have peace and safety for Israelis and Palestinians.
“You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist. I’m a Zionist. Where there’s no Israel, there’s not a Jew in the world to be safe,” Biden stated on an look on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on NBC late Monday.
“But here’s the deal. They also have to take advantage of an opportunity to have peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians who are being used as pawns by Hamas,” he stated.
The president famous that there’s a course of underway.
“I think if we get that that temporary cease-fire, we’re going to be able to move in a direction where we can change the dynamic” to have a two-state resolution to ensure Israel’s safety and independence of the Palestinians, stated Biden.
Turning to a attainable Israeli operation in Rafah, Biden stated that the Israelis “made a commitment to me they’re going see to it that there’s the ability to evacuate significant portions of Rafah before they go and take out the remainder of Hamas.”
He reiterated that there are too many harmless individuals which might be being killed in Gaza.
Stating that Israel has had the overwhelming help of the overwhelming majority of countries, Biden stated, “If it keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government they have and Ben-Gvir and others, they’re going to lose support from around the world”.
He was referring to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
“And that is not in Israel’s interest,” he added.
The president additionally stated that Israel would halt its struggle in Gaza throughout the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a hostage-release deal is reached.
“Ramadan’s coming up and there has been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during Ramadan as well, in order to give us time to get all the hostages out,” stated Biden.
Earlier, he stated he hoped a cease-fire could be reached by March 4.
Source: www.anews.com.tr