Biden Says Netanyahu Must ‘Change’ or Lose Global Support
- President calls on Israel leader to back Palestinian statehood
- Remarks signal Biden’s growing concern over Israel-Hamas war
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Divisions between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conflict in Israel spilled into public view, with the leaders’ competing visions for the post-war Gaza Strip underscoring a deepening split between the allies.
Biden told donors at a fundraiser in Washington that Netanyahu’s right-wing government risks eroding international support for his nation’s military campaign against Hamas by refusing to endorse a two-state solution for Palestinians. The US president on Tuesday also labeled elements of Israel’s bombing campaign as “indiscriminate.”