How Joe Biden Became a Steadfast Israel Defender
Why has Joe Biden been such a die-hard defender of Benjamin Netanyahu’s genocidal campaign against Gaza? The answer can be found in part through a deep dive into Biden’s early political career.
Joe Biden giving a speech, on March 11, 2010, at Tel Aviv University in Israel. (Uriel Sinai / Getty Images)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to Congress Wednesday came just days after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer seek reelection and as the death toll — now reaching more than forty thousand — of Palestinians in Gaza continues to climb.
Shortly after the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israelis on October 7, Biden traveled to Israel to literally embrace Netanyahu and offer his full support for his administration’s massive assault on Gaza. While occasionally offering stiff rhetoric to Netanyahu’s government, Biden has continued to regularly provide it with the diplomatic cover and military aid.
All the while, a question has remained: What explains Biden’s persistent, near-unconditional support for Netanyahu and the Israeli war machine?
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