“A big mistake”, the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip would be a serious mistake. US President Joe Biden said this on the American TV show “60 Minutes” on CBS. “Hamas and the extremist elements of Hamas,” explains the president, “do not represent the entire Palestinian people.” Palestine and the terrorist group must therefore be kept separate. Eliminating Hamas and charting a path to a Palestinian state must necessarily be two distinct factors because – according to the number one in the White House – Israel must understand that “a significant part of the Palestinian people do not share the views of Hamas and Hezbollah”. However, Biden acknowledges, “there is a “fundamental difference” between the Israelis killed in the Hamas attack and the Palestinians killed in Israel’s counterattack. Tel Aviv is in fact hunting “a group of people who committed a barbarity as serious as the Holocaust” and due to the massacre perpetrated by the terrorist group “I think Israel must respond. They must attack Hamas. Hamas is a bunch of cowards. They hide behind civilians. They put their headquarters where there are civilians and buildings and things like that. But I am sure that the Israelis will do everything in their power to prevent the deaths of innocent civilians.”
War in Israel, but also conflict in Ukraine. During the interview, Biden also responded to Washington’s ability to manage both scenarios: “We are the United States of America, for God’s sake,” says the Democrat, “the most powerful nation in the history of the world” that can “simultaneously deal with wars ”. in the Middle East and Eastern Europe without putting its own defense at risk. In Ukraine – explained the president – the United States must “prevent Putin, who committed war crimes, from occupying an independent country that borders the allies of NATO and Russia”. “What would happen,” the president asked journalists, “if I managed to succeed: have you ever known a major war in Europe that we weren’t sucked into?” And regarding Israel he is very clear: “Jews have been the target of abuse, prejudice and attempts to annihilate them for over a thousand years. For me it is a question of decency, respect, honor. It is simply wrong, wrong, wrong. It violates every religious principle I have and every principle my father taught me.”
A versatile Joe Biden who then spoke about the danger of terrorism in the United States and Tehran’s involvement in attacks against Israelis. “There is no clear evidence” of Iran’s involvement in the Hamas attack. No doubt “Iran consistently supports Hamas and Hezbollah”, but “there is no evidence at this time that they had prior knowledge of or helped plan the attack”. Finally, the threat of terrorism. With Hamas attacks in Israel increased and the president does not want to be unprepared. In fact, he has already met with federal law enforcement leaders to discuss the risk of coordinated or lone wolf attacks. Biden who, according to those most informed, was invited by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit Israel. However, the trip was extremely difficult due to the security measures it would require, which are currently very extensive.
Source: IL Tempo
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
