Biden criticizes Netanyahu publicly for the first time
Numerous Western countries see it as a way to resolve the decades-long conflict between Palestine and Israel: the two-state solution. Now the US President is denying that the Israeli head of government wants to implement it. He is therefore calling for massive changes.
US President Joe Biden has denied that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Israeli government is prepared to implement a two-state solution. "This is the most conservative government in the history of Israel," said Biden. This government "does not want the two-state solution". At the same time, Biden called on Netanyahu to "change" his government.
It is the first time since the start of the war between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas more than two months ago that the US President has made differences of opinion with Netanyahu public. Before Biden made his comments, he had a conversation with Netanyahu on Tuesday. The Israeli head of government then said that there was a "difference of opinion" between the allies on how to proceed after the end of the Gaza war.
The USA and numerous Western governments have always called for a two-state solution to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. This solution model refers to the peaceful coexistence of the Palestinians' own state and the state of Israel.
Not "repeating the mistake of Oslo"
He hoped that "we will reach an agreement here", said Netanyahu. But he would not "repeat the mistake of Oslo". He was alluding to the Oslo Accords signed in the USA in 1993, which gave the Palestinians autonomous administration in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October and carried out the worst attack on the country since the founding of the state 75 years ago. Israel responded by bombing targets in the Gaza Strip and launching a ground offensive and announced its intention to destroy Hamas. So far, little has been revealed about the Israeli government's concrete plans for the Gaza Strip after the war.
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The two-state solution, which is supported by numerous Western countries as a means to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, is not being pursued by the current Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to President Joe Biden. This revelation marks the first time Biden has publicly criticized Netanyahu since the Israel war with Hamas began over two months ago.
In response to Biden's call for change, Netanyahu maintained his stance against implementing the Oslo Accords, a move that previous governments had undertaken to grant Palestinians autonomous administration in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This rejection of the Oslo Accords by Netanyahu's government highlights their disinterest in the two-state solution, as supported by the USA and Western allies.
Source: www.ntv.de
