Joe Biden has quietly criticized Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as a “bad son of a bitch” as the Gaza conflict escalates and hurts the president’s reach with young voters, according to the latest sources. stated in the report.
Biden has grown increasingly suspicious of Israel’s prime minister as the conflict approaches its fourth month, and the comment mocked Netanyahu, who he said was threatening to drag the U.S. into an all-out war with Iranian-backed terrorist groups in the Middle East. He said he was too enthusiastic. , Sources who have met with the president told Politico..
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement that Biden had never made such remarks and that the president and Prime Minister Netanyahu enjoy a “decades-long relationship that has been respectful both publicly and privately.” Ta.
Despite the White House’s response, the two leaders have clashed repeatedly over the war, with tensions reaching an all-time high in December when Biden reportedly hung up on Netanyahu during a heated phone conversation. did.
Biden and Netanyahu have been at loggerheads over the need to limit the number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, where the Hamas-run health ministry put the death toll at 27,000 on Sunday. exceeded. The two sides also disagree on what the Palestinian enclave should look like after the fighting ends.
Still, Biden continues to speak out about America’s support for Israel, despite predictions that the war is likely to last until 2024, much to the chagrin of Democratic voters.
of Latest New York Times-Siena Poll Poll results show Biden falling behind Donald Trump among young voters, with 49% of registered voters between the ages of 18 and 29 choosing the Republican, leading to an expected showdown in November. That’s more than the 43% who would choose the incumbent Democratic president.
Overall polling shows that if they had to choose a candidate today, 46% of voters would choose Trump and 44% would choose Biden.
Many political commentators speculate that the Gaza war is the main reason why Biden is lagging behind Trump.
“This is a political disaster,” House Democrats told Politico about the conflict that began on October 7, when the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel. “The base is really pissed off — and it’s not just the left. I’ve never seen such deep anguish over this Gaza issue.”
Democrats say Netanyahu is “toxic” to many Democratic voters, and the official said Biden could lose thousands of votes in November if the war in Gaza drags on. urged Israel to accept a cease-fire agreement.
“There was unanimous agreement that this Israel-Gaza war needs to end now, and that Mr. Biden needs to stand up to Bibi,” he said. “Mr. Bibi is a toxic figure among many Democratic voters, and Mr. Biden needs to distance himself from him yesterday.”
The Israeli prime minister has dismissed such comments and continues to support Biden, at least publicly, citing criticism from his own far-right party.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu hit back at claims by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that Israel would have been better off if Trump were still president.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv that he was “deeply grateful for the support we have received from the Biden administration since the beginning of the war.” According to Times of Israel.
“That doesn’t mean we don’t have our differences, but so far we have managed to overcome them through determination and considered decisions,” he added.
