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Biden suggests Netanyahu politically motivated to extend war in Gaza
Jun 4
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
As the United States pushes for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, President Joe Biden shared thoughts about Israel’s leaders that received pushback from other governments. Biden suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be prolonging Israel’s war in Gaza for his own political reasons in an interview published on Tuesday, June 4, in Time Magazine.
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Biden implies Netanyahu prolonging war in Gaza for his own political self-preservation
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Biden, in Time interview, hints Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war
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Biden to Time: There is every reason to think Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons.
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Biden: ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political gain
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Biden Says Reason to Question Netanyahu’s Prolonging War in Gaza
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Biden says there’s ‘every reason’ for people to think Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza to stay in power
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Biden says ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging war for political gain
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Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
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Gaza, Biden: “Credible that Netanyahu will extend the war for political reasons.” For Israel, 43 out of 120 hostages died
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Netanyahu may delay ending war for political reasons of his own, says Biden, who says it is “uncertain” whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Biden Implies Netanyahu Is Prolonging Israel-Hamas War For His Own Political Gain
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Biden, in Time interview, hints Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war
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Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims, Biden says
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Biden hints Netanyahu is dragging out Gaza war for political survival
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Biden: ‘Every reason’ for people to think Netanyahu is prolonging war for political reasons
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Biden: ‘It’s credible that Netanyahu will extend the war for political reasons’ – Middle East
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Biden Accuses Netanyahu of Prolonging Gaza War for Own Political Reasons
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Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
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Biden: ‘Every reason’ to conclude Israeli PM Netanyahu prolonging war
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Joe Biden says ‘every reason’ to believe Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political aims
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Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
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Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
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Biden hints Netanyahu is dragging out Gaza war for political survival
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Biden Suggests Netanyahu Prolonging Israel-Hamas War for ‘Political Self-Preservation’
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Biden Says People Have ‘Every Reason’ To Believe Netanyahu Prolonging Israel-Hamas War For Political Benefit
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Biden admits Netanyahu ‘prolonging’ Gaza bombardment for political gains
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Biden Says ‘Every Reason’ for People to Conclude Netanyahu Prolonging War for Political Gain
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Biden accuses Netanyahu of prolonging the Gaza war for political reasons
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“There is all the basis” read that Netanyahu prolongs the war in Gaza for political reasons
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Biden says Netanyahu may be extending war for political reasons, Israel makes incursion into refugee camp: 242 days of war
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Biden says Netanyahu may be extending the Gaza war for political purposes
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Biden considered credible Bibi to prolong war for political reasons.
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Biden says Netanyahu can pull out of the Gaza war for political reasons.
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Biden: “There is every reason to suspect that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons”
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Joe Biden says there is ‘every reason’ to think that Benjamin Netanyahu is extending the war in Gaza for political reasons
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Netanyahu prolongs Gaza war for political reasons says Biden
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Beiden: Some reasons indicate that Netanyahu is expanding the war for his political interests.
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Biden Suggests Netanyahu Pulls Out Gaza War for Political Reasons
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Baydan: There is a reason to conclude that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons – Walla News.
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Joe Biden – People have reason to believe that Israeli Prime Minister is delaying war in Gaza for political reasons
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Biden: There is every reason to believe that Netanyahu is stalling the conflict to save himself politically
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Netanyahu can distance himself from the Gaza Strip example for political reasons, announced Biden.
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Biden in interview: There’s reason to think Netanyahu is prolonging war for political motives
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When asked by a reporter for the publication whether he thought Netanyahu was drawing out Israel’s war against Hamas for his own political reasons, the president answered, “There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”
In response, an Israeli government spokesperson said that Biden’s comments fell “outside the diplomatic norms of every right-thinking country.”
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Biden’s words about the prime minister come as Netanyahu receives waning support at home. Opinion polls show most Israelis would vote him out if there was an election right now. Most Israelis surveyed also blame Netanyahu for security failures that led up to the massacre in Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7.
Furthermore, tens of thousands of people took to Israel’s streets to demand the Israeli government do more to bring the remaining hostages held by Hamas home. Some protesters called for Netanyahu to resign.
Biden spoke with the Time reporter on May 28, just days before he pushed a cease-fire proposal between Israel and Hamas. During his interview, President Biden rejected accusations that Israel used starvation as a tactic of war against the Gazan population. However, he did say that he thinks Israel has “engaged in activity that is inappropriate.” When asked by the reporter if he believed Israel committed war crimes, Biden said that he was “uncertain.”
However, in May, Biden said that Israel had not engaged in genocide. Those remarks came in response to International Criminal Court prosecutor’s arrest warrants, including one for Netanyahu, which allege war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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On Tuesday, June 4, the White House acknowledged disagreements between the Israeli prime minister and U.S. president, but still maintained its commitment to defend Israel against Hamas and negotiate a cease-fire deal.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
AS THE U-S PUSHES ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO ACCEPT A CEASE-FIRE DEAL, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS CAUGHT UP IN A NEW CONTROVERSY OVER RECENT COMMENTS HE MADE SUGGESTING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MAY BE PROLONGING THE WAR IN GAZA FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH TIME PUBLISHED TUESDAY, A REPORTER ASKED BIDEN IF THOUGHT NETANYAHU WAS DRAWING OUT THE WAR FOR HIS OWN POLITICAL REASONS. BIDEN ANSWERED:
“THERE IS EVERY REASON FOR PEOPLE TO DRAW THAT CONCLUSION.”
AN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON RESPONDED, SAYING BIDEN’S COMMENTS WERE “OUTSIDE THE DIPLOMATIC NORMS OF EVERY RIGHT-THINKING COUNTRY.”
BIDEN’S WORDS COME AS NETANYAHU IS SEEING WANING SUPPORT AT HOME.
OPINION POLLS SHOW MOST ISRAELIS WOULD VOTE HIM OUT IF AN ELECTION WERE HELD SOON.
ISRAELIS SURVEYED ALSO BLAMED NETANYAHU FOR SECURITY FAILURES AHEAD OF HAMAS’ OCTOBER 7TH TERROR ATTACK.
AND THOUSANDS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREET, DEMANDING THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT DO MORE TO BRING HOSTAGES HOME, EVEN CALLING FOR NETANYAHU TO RESIGN.
PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE THE COMMENTS TO TIME ON MAY 28TH, JUST DAYS BEFORE HE PUSHED THE MOST RECENT CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL.
HE REJECTED ACCUSATIONS ISRAEL IS USING STARVATION OF GAZANS AS WARFARE.
BUT DID SAY HE THINKS ISRAEL HAS “ENGAGED IN ACTIVITY THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE.”
WHEN ASKED IF ISRAELI FORCES HAVE COMMITTED WAR CRIMES, BIDEN SAID HE WAS “UNCERTAIN.”
HE PREVIOUSLY SAID ISRAEL HAS NOT ENGAGED IN GENOCIDE. THOSE REMARKS COMING IN RESPONSE TO I-C-C ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR NETANYAHU FOR ALLEGED WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND GENOCIDE.
THE WHITE HOUSE ON TUESDAY ACKNOWLEDGED DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND PRESIDENT. BUT MAINTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO DEFEND ISRAEL AGAINST HAMAS AND NEGOTIATE A CEASE-FIRE DEAL.
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Biden implies Netanyahu prolonging war in Gaza for his own political self-preservation
Click to see story on Haaretz
Biden, in Time interview, hints Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war
Click to see story on Raw Story
Biden to Time: There is every reason to think Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons.
Click to see story on Daily Kos
Click to close
Biden: ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political gain
Click to see story on The Guardian
Biden Says Reason to Question Netanyahu’s Prolonging War in Gaza
Click to see story on Bloomberg
Biden says there’s ‘every reason’ for people to think Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza to stay in power
Click to see story on Business Insider
Biden says ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging war for political gain
Click to see story on NBC News
Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
Click to see story on GMA Filipino News
Gaza, Biden: “Credible that Netanyahu will extend the war for political reasons.” For Israel, 43 out of 120 hostages died
Click to see story on Il Fatto Quotidiano
Netanyahu may delay ending war for political reasons of his own, says Biden, who says it is “uncertain” whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Click to see story on Hot News
Biden Implies Netanyahu Is Prolonging Israel-Hamas War For His Own Political Gain
Click to see story on Mediaite
Biden, in Time interview, hints Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war
Click to see story on Al-Monitor
Click to close
Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims, Biden says
Click to see story on CTV News
Biden hints Netanyahu is dragging out Gaza war for political survival
Click to see story on KIFI
Biden: ‘Every reason’ for people to think Netanyahu is prolonging war for political reasons
Click to see story on The Hill
Biden: ‘It’s credible that Netanyahu will extend the war for political reasons’ – Middle East
Click to see story on ANSA
Biden Accuses Netanyahu of Prolonging Gaza War for Own Political Reasons
Click to see story on Digi 24
Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
Click to see story on WTVB
Biden: ‘Every reason’ to conclude Israeli PM Netanyahu prolonging war
Click to see story on NY1
Click to close
Joe Biden says ‘every reason’ to believe Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political aims
Click to see story on Irish Independent
Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
Click to see story on The Straits Times
Biden says Netanyahu could be prolonging Gaza war for political aims
Click to see story on Malay Mail
Biden hints Netanyahu is dragging out Gaza war for political survival
Click to see story on 9News
Biden Suggests Netanyahu Prolonging Israel-Hamas War for ‘Political Self-Preservation’
Click to see story on The Algemeiner
Click to close
Biden Says People Have ‘Every Reason’ To Believe Netanyahu Prolonging Israel-Hamas War For Political Benefit
Click to see story on The Daily Caller
Biden admits Netanyahu ‘prolonging’ Gaza bombardment for political gains
Click to see story on PressTV
Biden Says ‘Every Reason’ for People to Conclude Netanyahu Prolonging War for Political Gain
Click to see story on Breitbart
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Untracked Bias
Biden accuses Netanyahu of prolonging the Gaza war for political reasons
Click to see story on Noticias ao Minuto
“There is all the basis” read that Netanyahu prolongs the war in Gaza for political reasons
Click to see story on ZN.UA Зеркало недели
Biden says Netanyahu may be extending war for political reasons, Israel makes incursion into refugee camp: 242 days of war
Click to see story on Jornal Expresso
Biden says Netanyahu may be extending the Gaza war for political purposes
Click to see story on Publico
Biden considered credible Bibi to prolong war for political reasons.
Click to see story on Quotidiano Nazionale
Biden says Netanyahu can pull out of the Gaza war for political reasons.
Click to see story on VG
Biden: “There is every reason to suspect that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons”
Click to see story on חדשות היום, כלכלה, ספורט, רכילות, בריאות, טכנולוגיה | מעריב…
Joe Biden says there is ‘every reason’ to think that Benjamin Netanyahu is extending the war in Gaza for political reasons
Click to see story on Il Post
Netanyahu prolongs Gaza war for political reasons says Biden
Click to see story on CNN Greece
Beiden: Some reasons indicate that Netanyahu is expanding the war for his political interests.
Click to see story on القدس العربي
Biden Suggests Netanyahu Pulls Out Gaza War for Political Reasons
Click to see story on Telegram.hr
Baydan: There is a reason to conclude that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons – Walla News.
Click to see story on וואלה!
Joe Biden – People have reason to believe that Israeli Prime Minister is delaying war in Gaza for political reasons
Click to see story on 1TV
Biden: There is every reason to believe that Netanyahu is stalling the conflict to save himself politically
Click to see story on n1info.rs
Netanyahu can distance himself from the Gaza Strip example for political reasons, announced Biden.
Click to see story on hnonline.sk
Biden in interview: There’s reason to think Netanyahu is prolonging war for political motives
Click to see story on israelhayom.co.il
Click to close
44 other sources covering this story
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Leaning Left
12
Center
7
Leaning Right
9
Last Updated
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