President Biden has seized on the murder of six hostages by Hamas to undermine Prime Minister Netanyahu. The murder of an American/Israeli citizen by Hamas has not sobered him. Asked whether Netanyahu is doing enough to get the remaining hostages back, Biden said “no.”
President Biden: "Netanyahu is not doing enough."
It is beyond concerning that after Hamas executed an American and 5 Israelis, any blame falls on Netanyahu, with no words of criticism for Hamas.
The statement should be, "Hamas will pay." pic.twitter.com/lLhXkF0WOF
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 2, 2024
Looking for the quote, I found that David Sanger comments in his New York Times story that “it became clear that far more than just Mr. Netanyahu’s own political calculations was getting in the way of a preliminary hostage exchange and six-week cease-fire.” You don’t say.
Liel Leibovitz observes — it apparently needs to be said? — “[I]f you’re blaming Bibi for the murder of the hostages, you’ve lost your mind and your soul alike.” Biden has lost his mind, but that doesn’t account for his never-ending blame of Netanyahu. Biden just can’t give up the administration’s operation to depose him. In any event, Netanyahu seems to respond directly to Biden in the statement below.
Maximum pressure should be put on Hamas. pic.twitter.com/kQtTFzEUHG
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 2, 2024
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