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Biden: "Annexation Will Stifle Any Hope for Peace" Israel today

2020-05-19T21:47:05.037Z


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke to Jewish donors: "Trump supports everything Netanyahu does, and that contributes to stagnation" | United States


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke to Jewish donors: "Trump supports everything Netanyahu does, and that contributes to stagnation."

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Former US Vice President Joe Biden voiced opposition to annexation of territories, saying the move would "stifle any hope of peace." US news site Jois Insider reported, Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, said during a call With Jewish donors, "I do not support annexation."

He said unilateral moves by either side would "undermine" the prospects for a two-state solution through negotiations. However, Biden noted in a conversation with donors that there is no justification for using military aid for Israel as a means of exerting pressure, given the US commitment " Back up Israel. " The vice president, who served during the presidency of former President Barack Obama, argued that the United States cannot "fully defend Israel without peace," and warned that "Israel must stop the threat of annexation and stop activity in the settlements because these things will stifle any hope of peace." .

Biden also called on the Palestinian Authority to stop incitement to condemn terrorist acts "and to fully recognize the word for Israel's right to exist. Point. As a Jewish and independent state, with a commitment to the borders." Biden pledged that if elected he would support a law that would prevent the transfer of aid to the Palestinian Authority if it continued to provide assistance to the families of the terrorists.

Biden blamed Israeli and Palestinian behavior for stagnating political negotiations, claiming that President Trump also has part of this because of his "unequivocal support" for everything Netanyahu does, while "implicitly implicit" in the importance of the two-state solution.

Source: israelhayom

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