President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the first meeting between the two since Dec. 23, as the U.S. government urges Israel to recognize a Palestinian state at the end of a war started by Hamas. .
Prime Minister Netanyahu has previously, albeit reluctantly, accepted the idea of building a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but he has steadfastly refused to accept a Palestinian state as a “next day” plan.
he supported 65% of Israelis oppose such a state, a complete reversal in public opinion since 2012, when 61% of Israelis supported a Palestinian state. The difference is due to the country's experience with attacks by Hamas, which is armed and financed by Iran and has ruled Gaza since a 2007 coup.
Biden, like President Barack Obama, has sought to appease Iran through the nuclear deal and the transfer of billions of dollars in cash and assets that the Iranian regime uses to fund terrorist proxies and oppress its people around the region. There is.
Rather than give up on appeasement in the face of escalation from other Iranian-backed proxies, including Iranian forces in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen, the Biden administration will shift the blame for policy failures to Netanyahu. It is said that
In doing so, the Biden administration also hopes to appease key battleground states like Michigan and left-wing Democrats in the government. Left-wing officials in the White House and Congress have publicly protested U.S. support for Israel.
The Biden administration has also been accused of collaborating with Prime Minister Netanyahu's domestic political opponents to destabilize the democratically elected right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Netanyahu. Some of Netanyahu's opponents have already called for new elections.
White House National Security Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters at a White House briefing on Friday that the meeting came despite the two leaders being open about their firm differences over a future Palestinian state. said it was productive.
The previous call, in December, reportedly ended abruptly after Netanyahu refused to allow Israel to transfer taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to the Palestinian Authority. Israel has agreed to transfer funds, but does not want the Palestinian Authority to send funds to Gaza. The Palestinian Authority rejected the terms.
Kirby said Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to move forward on the tax issue and that the Israeli cabinet will consider it soon.
In response to a reporter's question about whether the United States could continue to cooperate with Prime Minister Netanyahu, given his opposition to a Palestinian state, Kirby answered that the United States respects the democratic will of the Israeli people and that the He said he would work with whatever prime minister he chooses.
Mr. Kirby also expressed gratitude for Israel's decision to allow flour trucks into the Gaza Strip, and expressed gratitude for Israel's decision to allow flour trucks into the Gaza Strip, and for the recent clashes with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the West Bank. He expressed concern over reports that a young man had died.
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