Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian aid

Bibi to Biden, via Politico: My policies are supported by the overwhelming majority of Israelis

The Prime Minister further insisted that the majority are united behind the war, including operations in Rafah.

Bibi and Biden in less tense times. Taken 2016. (Photo: Haim Zach / GPO)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded today (Sunday) to President Biden's interview for MSNBC, in which Biden said invading Rafah was a red line and insinuating that the Prime Minister's approach was somehow separate from that of the Israeli public.

In an interview to POLITICO today, he said that "I don't know exactly what the president meant, but if he meant by that that I'm pursuing private policies against the majority, the wish of the majority of Israelis, and that this is hurting the interests of Israel, then he's wrong on both counts. Number one, these are not my private policies, only. They're policies supported by the overwhelming majority of the Israelis."

He stressed that "They support the action that we're taking to destroy the remaining terrorist battalions of Hamas. They say that once we destroy the Hamas, the last thing we should do is put in Gaza, in charge of Gaza, the Palestinian Authority that educates its children towards terrorism and pays for terrorism. And they also support my position that says that we should resoundingly reject the attempt to ram down our throats a Palestinian state."

Watch the Prime Minister's answer here (Source: Prime Minister's Office):

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