Vice President Joe Biden said Monday night that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was leading the country "in the wrong direction" hours after a bus bombing in Jerusalem wounded at least 21 people.
In a speech to the Israel advocacy group J Street, Biden criticized Palestinian leaders, but saved his harshest words for Israeli officials.
"I firmly believe that the actions that Israel's government has taken over the past several years -- the steady and systematic expansion of settlements, the legalization of outposts, land seizures -- they're moving us and more importantly they're moving Israel in the wrong direction," Biden said.
Biden, who met in March with both Netanyahu and Abbas, said he came away from that trip discouraged about prospects for peace anytime soon. Still, he said the U.S. is obliged to guarantee Israel's security and to "push them as hard as we can" toward a two-state solution despite "our sometimes overwhelming frustration with the Israeli government."
"There is at the moment no political will that I observed from either Israelis or Palestinians to go forward with serious negotiations," Biden said.
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9 comments:
Israel will have the entirety of Palestine and they will kill anyone who stands in their way.
Biden your an idiot. The terrorist will never be satisfied until Israel is no more. Much like your soros funded demoturd party is doing to the USA
Israel has given up much of what God gave them. They have a right to protect what's theirs!
Shut up joe. Israel recognizes terror unlike you and Obama.
3:48 right on!I might add also the party who wants men in women's bathrooms!
Old Uncle Joe should be more concerned of how they and he included are and have been leading the US down the wrong path for the last seven years.
Joe Biden is the biggest idiot ever. I guess Israel is supposed to take the terrorist attack on their country gracefully.
Unlike your POS boss Israel kicked ass. You keep doing nothing as you have done for 38 years for Delaware! !! Oh wait Scranton! !!
Biden just go sit down and shut up, you are acting like the idiot you are once again.
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