Biden says Netanyahu is “doing more harm to Israel than good” with his handling of the war in Gaza

When it comes to Israel, Joe Biden is definitely walking the ridge line. On Saturday, the Democratic president assessed that the Israeli prime minister had “done more harm than good for Israel” with his handling of the war in Gaza and the future he is preparing without withdrawing his support, especially military support.

“He has the right to defend Israel, the right to continue to attack Hamas. But he must, must, must pay more attention to the innocent lives lost as a result of the actions taken,” the American president demanded in an interview with MSNBC, adding: “In my opinion, it does more harm than good. Israel” by adopting this hardline position “contradicts what Israel represents. And I think this is a big mistake.”

Hours earlier, his vice president had called for “a distinction to be made between the Israeli government and the Israeli people.” The Israeli people have the right to security, just like the Palestinians,” Kamala Harris assured in an interview with CBS News. So far, it has been Biden’s right-hand man who has been responsible for the harshest rhetoric against Israel, repeatedly calling for an immediate ceasefire, an option that his Israeli ally refuses to accept until Hamas is rooted out.

“The defense of Israel remains extremely important”

Joe Biden was asked about the existence of a “red line” that Israel should not cross in its offensive. Will one of them be a massive ground offensive in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, where half of Gaza’s population has taken refuge? “This is a red line,” the Democratic president agreed, quickly adding: “I will never abandon Israel. The defense of Israel remains of utmost importance. There is no red line where I want to completely stop the supply of arms,” and then the Israelis will no longer be “protected by the Iron Dome,” a defense device that allows rockets and missiles to be intercepted.

However, he also added that “there are red lines… It is impossible for another 30,000 Palestinians to die.” “There are other ways to deal with the trauma caused by Hamas,” Biden said, referring to the Islamist group’s Oct. 7 riots in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed in horrific conditions.

Example of Iraq and Afghanistan

“The first time I came (to Israel, mid-October, editor’s note), I told him and I told the war cabinet: don’t repeat the mistake that America made. We chased Osama bin Laden until we got to him, and that created even more problems… We shouldn’t have gotten involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was unnecessary and caused more problems,” he reiterated.

And to add, although it is unclear whether he said this to Netanyahu during his visit to Israel, or whether he commented to a journalist, that “we must remember what happened during the Second World War and the explosions that occurred: we changed the rules of the game and what represent rules of war. This is what we should be guided by.”

The White House tenant repeated his call for a six-week ceasefire to secure the release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid, even as negotiations appear to have stalled. Asked whether the truce could be reached before Ramadan, which is set to begin this Sunday or Monday, Biden replied: “I think it’s still possible. I don’t give up on this idea.

Mossad chief David Barney, who led the Israeli delegation in Paris during the resumption of negotiations, met on Friday – as we learned this Saturday – with his American counterpart, CIA Director William Burns, who was in the region. “Contacts and cooperation with mediators continue continuously with the aim of reducing differences and reaching agreements,” the Mossad said in a statement released by Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.