Biden Says ‘Every Reason’ for People to Conclude Netanyahu Prolonging War for Political Gain

[mystery-ak]

Biden Says ‘Every Reason’ for People to Conclude Netanyahu Prolonging War for Political Gain

Joel B. Pollak 4 Jun 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden suggested in an interview published in Time magazine on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza for “his own political self-preservation.”

From the interview transcript:

    Not at all. Some in Israel have suggested that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for his own political self-preservation. Do you believe that?

    Biden: I’m not going to comment on that. There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion. And I would cite tha as—before the war began, the blowback he was getting from the Israeli military for wanting to change the constitu—change the court. And so it’s an internal domestic debate that seems to have no consequence. And whether he would change his position or not, it’s hard to say, but it has not been helpful.

The transcript reveals Biden’s aides — including communications aide Ben LaBolt, and national security communications director John Kirby — hovering around Biden throughout, answering his questions.

The only Israelis suggesting that Netanyahu is deliberately prolonging the war are on the far left of the political spectrum. The Israeli public supports the continuation of the war in Gaza until victory by overwhelming margins.

Biden has been hostile to Netanyahu since the latter won his election in November 2022, refusing to meet with the Israeli leader for nearly a year. He traveled to Israel after the October 7 attacks, but has since backed efforts to oust Netanyahu.

Biden resents Netanyahu because the Israeli leader is resisting American pressure to accept a Palestinian state as an outcome of the war. The Israeli public overwhelmingly backs Netanyahu’s position on the issue after decades of Hamas terror.

Netanyahu is set to travel to Washington, DC, to address a special joint session of Congress — the first world leader to do so four times.

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/06/04/biden-every-reason-for-people-to-conclude-netanyahu-prolonging-war-for-political-gain/

[GtHawk]

Poor Joe, he simply can't comprehend the leader of a nation actually protecting his people......unless it's Zelenskyy and Ukraine.  I wonder what is the difference between the two, why is Joe so upset about Netanyahu protecting his people compared to Zelenskyy?

[libertybele]

Poor Joe, he simply can't comprehend the leader of a nation actually protecting his people......unless it's Zelenskyy and Ukraine.  I wonder what is the difference between the two, why is Joe so upset about Netanyahu protecting his people compared to Zelenskyy?

I wonder the same thing.  I conclude that Joe is benefiting from the Ukraine/Russia war and he's a lying dog-faced pony solider regarding Israel. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Poor Joe, he simply can't comprehend the leader of a nation actually protecting his people....

How is Netanyahu protecting his people @GtHawk ?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Biden Says ‘Every Reason’ for People to Conclude Netanyahu Prolonging War for Political Gain

Joel B. Pollak 4 Jun 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden suggested in an interview published in Time magazine on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza for “his own political self-preservation.”

Netanyahu’s Far-Right Partners Reject Cease-Fire Compromise
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-netanyahu-ceasefire.html

Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition slides into infighting over ceasefire plan
Israel’s far-right finance minister vows to oust prime minister if he accepts US-backed deal
https://www.ft.com/content/c3847778-23b0-4743-afb4-a1999f8d7318

[Right_in_Virginia]

Netanyahu aide says Israel agreed to Biden's cease-fire plan for Gaza
Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy adviser to Netanyahu, said that it was “a deal we agreed to — it’s not a good deal but we dearly want the hostages released, all of them.”
NBC News, Jun 2, 2024

[...]

A deal is yet to be finalized, and while Biden initially called it an Israeli proposal, Israel’s official position remains unclear. NBC News has reached out to the Israeli prime minister’s office for clarification.

On Saturday, Netanyahu appeared to undermine the plan, releasing a statement that called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for ending the war are met, reiterating that “Israel’s conditions for ending the war have not changed: the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.”

In an interview Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy adviser to Netanyahu, emphasized that Israel was not rejecting the deal, saying that it was “a deal we agreed to — it’s not a good deal but we dearly want the hostages released, all of them.”

[...]

Far-right factions within Netanyahu’s Cabinet reacted strongly to the proposal laid out by Biden, exposing the competing domestic pressures Netanyahu faces.

Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister and chairman of the far-right Religious Zionist Party, said on X that he would “not be part of a government that agrees to the proposed outline and ends the war without destroying Hamas.”

Itamar Ben Gvir, national security minister and leader of the far-right Jewish Power Party, called the proposal “a victory for terrorism” that would mean “absolute defeat,” and threatened on X “to dissolve the government” should Netanyahu agree to the proposal.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said the threats from Ben Gvir and Smotrich represented a “neglect of national security, of the hostages and of the residents of the north and the south.” Lapid had earlier pledged support to Netyanahu should he accept the deal in defiance of his far-right coalition partners.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/netanyahu-aide-israel-agreed-biden-cease-fire-plan-gaza-rcna155075

[GtHawk]

How is Netanyahu protecting his people @GtHawk ?

I'm sorry did you type something, because I can't hear you over the screeching of DA JOOOOS!

[DefiantMassRINO]

Netanyahu is prolonging war to avoid being put on trial in Israel for alleged crimes.

Invade Rafah, already.  Jeeesh.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I'm sorry did you type something, because I can't hear you over the screeching of DA JOOOOS!

I asked how Netanyahu is protecting Israelis @GtHawk   I see you're really confused.  No worries though ---- no reasonable person can fault you for being stumped by the question.

[PeteS in CA]

Stupidity like this invites the question of whether LIEden et al fear Israel will discover something LIEden et al don't want known, or whether they fear Israel will succeed, and thereby upset their cherished fantasy-applecart of how that part of the ME should be.

[DefiantMassRINO]

American just needs to get out of the Middle East ... it's bleeding the Americans just as it bled the British and the Ottomans.

[Wingnut]

I'm sorry did you type something, because I can't hear you over the screeching of DA JOOOOS!

She is our number one antisemite on the site.

[libertybele]

American just needs to get out of the Middle East ... it's bleeding the Americans just as it bled the British and the Ottomans.

America also needs to take a step back from Ukraine - stop sending them billions upon billions that we don't have. 

How about protecting our own country???

[AllThatJazzZ]

She is our number one antisemite on the site.

@Wingnut

She'll cuss you out for saying that. I speak from experience.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Stupidity like this invites the question of whether LIEden et al fear Israel will discover something LIEden et al don't want known, or whether they fear Israel will succeed

Actually @PeteS in CA Netanyahu is trying to prevent his coalition government from collapsing and new elections being held.

Netanyahu’s Far-Right Partners Reject Cease-Fire Compromise
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-netanyahu-ceasefire.html

Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition slides into infighting over ceasefire plan
Israel’s far-right finance minister vows to oust prime minister if he accepts US-backed deal
https://www.ft.com/content/c3847778-23b0-4743-afb4-a1999f8d7318

[Right_in_Virginia]

She is our number one antisemite on the site.

Once again:  Seeking peace, prosperity and global acceptance for the State of Israel is the opposite of antisemitic.

[libertybele]

@Wingnut

She'll cuss you out for saying that. I speak from experience.

???? Cussing out someone in this forum is forbidden.   

[Bigun]

What makes anyone think that they can coexist with people who only want to see them dead?

[240B]

Biden/Obama intentionally uses threats and coercion in every way possible to impede, delay, and deter Israel from winning the war.

Then Biden comes out with a statement saying that HE (Biden) has been successful in hindering Israel from winning/ending the war, but it is Netanyahu's fault. And that Netanyahu is doing it intentionally.

That is some fancy twisted logic.

[Right_in_Virginia]

What makes anyone think that they can coexist with people who only want to see them dead?

@Bigun ---- the torch is quickly passing to a generation that does not see Israel as the one dangling off the precipitous.

What now?

[Bigun]

@Bigun ---- the torch is quickly passing to a generation that does not see Israel as the one dangling off the precipitous.

What now?

I don't see that changing a thing @Right_in_Virginia

[Free Vulcan]

Maybe if Skeezy and friends would quit aiding and abetting Hamas things would get over quicker.

[bigheadfred]

@Bigun ---- the torch is quickly passing to a generation that does not see Israel as the one dangling off the precipitous.

What now?

Are you talking about all the dead young people at the Nova Festival or the Palis?

[Right_in_Virginia]

I don't see that changing a thing @Right_in_Virginia

I would think Boomers would feel a sense of urgency to settle this conflict once and for all before the world led by the new generation does. 

But, I respect your opinion @Bigun

[Bigun]

I would think Boomers would feel a sense of urgency to settle this conflict once and for all before the world led by the new generation does. 

But, I respect your opinion @Bigun

I'm all for settling this permanently @Right_in_Virginia but agreements and treaties won't get it done. Only changes in fundamental tenants of Islam can do that in my estimation.