Netanyahu: I'm looking forward to more cooperation with Biden
Netanyahu and Biden shook hands, the Israeli prime minister also told the US president that he was looking forward to "discussing with you today and working together in the coming months." Biden had said in a television address a few days after his surprising decision not to run for re-election as president that he would focus on issues such as ending the Gaza war in the remaining months of his term.
The US has supported its close ally Israel militarily and diplomatically since the unprecedented attack by the Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas on the country on October 7. However, there have been significant differences and even irritations between the two governments regarding Israel's military actions.
Netanyahu gave a speech before the US Congress in Washington on Wednesday, which was accompanied by protests in the US capital. A group of demonstrators defaced several memorials near Union Station, the city's main train station, and burned, among other things, US flags.
Democratic Vice President and presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris called the burning of the US flag "despicable." The flag is "the symbol of our highest ideals" and "should never be treated in this way," Harris declared. During the protests against Netanyahu, there were "despicable acts by unpatriotic protesters and dangerous, hate-filled slogans," she added.
- After their meeting in Washington, the US-President, Joe Biden, expressed his eagerness to cooperate with Binyamin Netanyahu in the coming months.
- Despite the tensions between their governments, Binyamin Netanyahu, the US-President Joe Biden, and the United States of America as a whole, have historically enjoyed strong military and diplomatic ties.
- Following their handshake in Washington, Netanyahu: the Israeli prime minister, expressed his excitement about discussing and working together with Biden.
- Regarding the incident of despicable acts during the protests against Netanyahu in Washington, including the burning of US flags, the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, condemned the actions as unpatriotic and hate-filled.
- In his speech before the US Congress in Washington, Binyamin Netanyahu's remarks were met with protests, but the United States of America remains a steadfast ally of Israel, supporting the country militarily and diplomatically as it faces challenges.
