The Saudis froze Israeli normalization talks after the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, but have maintained that they are still open to a deal.
"So I what I’m calling for is for the Israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks total access to all food and medicine going into the country,” Biden said.
'The Democratic Party isn't the Democratic Party of my parents...it has a component which is getting increasingly vocal and extraordinarily hostile to Israel.'
As the IDF prepares to enter Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold in the Strip, Biden has ramped up his criticism, going as far as characterizing the operation as 'over the top.'
Netanyahu asked world leaders how they can expect Israel 'to leave a quarter of Hamas’s [organized fighting] force intact, in a defined territory. We won’t allow that.'
Amid efforts to combat disinformation in the Middle East, the Biden administration allocates taxpayer money to a nonprofit criticized for spreading fake news about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
On Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre redirected the conversation to address Islamophobia in light of a question about potential antisemitism amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.
Biden National Security Adviser explained that "a corridor of this kind by dint of geography works best having Israel in as opposed to out and the countries participating prioritized that.”
The agreement taking shape between Washington and Tehran will bolster Iran's hegemonic ambitions, bringing closer a clash with Israel, experts tell JNS.