President Joe Biden spoke about the Arab nations’ willingness to recognize Israel in a future agreement during a campaign rally. Divisions within the party were evident as pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the ceremony. Biden emphasized the necessity of a two-state solution and a post-Gaza plan.
US President Joe Biden emphasized the necessity of a future two-state settlement with Israel and a post-Gaza strategy. This was spoken during a conversation with his colleagues and presidents at a star-studded fundraiser held in advance of the general elections of 2024 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The purpose of the fundraiser was to demonstrate Democratic party unity.
But at least four times during the President’s speech, pro-Palestinian protestors interrupted, highlighting differences within the party over Biden’s handling of Israel’s war with Hamas and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“I have been collaborating with the Saudis as well as the other Arab nations, such as Egypt, Jordan, and Qatar. In a future agreement, they’re ready to acknowledge Israel,” the US President declared, according to Bloomberg.
“A trade to a two-state solution and a post-Gaza plan is imperative.” That doesn’t have to happen right now. After one pause, he declared, “I think we can accomplish that. It has to be a progression.”
At the occasion on Thursday, his Democratic predecessors, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, responded angrily to those who were critical of his Middle East policies.
Obama addressed another demonstration while endorsing Joe Biden. “Biden has demonstrated moral clarity and conviction while in office. He was prepared to admit that things are complicated in the world.”
“Biden is open to hearing both sides of this debate. He also looks for areas where we have something in common. I want a president just like that. He said, “You can’t just talk here and not listen.
It’s important to highlight that progressives and Muslim and Arab Americans have exerted pressure on Biden to take further actions to curtail Israel’s military campaign in Gaza aimed at expelling Hamas.
More than a million Palestinians have taken refuge in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and Joe Biden has been putting pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop a ground assault on the area.
The two countries are attempting to reschedule the high-level visit by an Israeli delegation to talk about alternatives to carrying out a military operation in Rafah. However, after the US decided not to veto a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, Netanyahu canceled preparations for a visit earlier this week.
