International Desk: US President Joe Biden said, I don’t believe you have to be Jewish to be a Zionist. I am a Jew myself. Biden said this during a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet during his visit to Israel.
On the one hand, Israel is bombing Gaza in retaliation for the attack by the Palestinian independence organization Hamas. On the other hand, the politicians and generals gathered in the Tel Aviv hotel room nodded in agreement with these activities. A US official familiar with the closed-door meeting told Reuters.
Biden, who is of Irish Catholic descent, has used similar words in the past to express his affection for Israel. Biden is known primarily as a ‘friend of Israel’. His ties with Israel are longstanding. It is this bond that underpins Israel-related policies and his unwavering support for Israel in the ongoing conflict.
Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator and author, said Biden’s relationship with Israel is deeply embedded in his ‘political DNA’. Whether he likes it or not, he has to manage.
