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PALESTINE

Sun 09 Jul 2023 6:09 pm - Jerusalem Time

Biden: Some of the most extreme Netanyahu government ministers are part of the problems in the West Bank

US President Joe Biden said, on Sunday evening, that some of the current Israeli government ministers led by Benjamin Netanyahu are the most extremist since the Golda Meir government, referring in particular to the two extremist ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.


Biden said in an interview with CNN, the ministers who say we can settle anywhere we want are part of the existing problem in the West Bank. In reference to settlement and support.


He added: We do not say that all the problems of the West Bank are caused by Israel, but it is part of the problem.


And about whether he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House, Biden said: President Herzog will arrive soon, and Netanyahu is still trying to solve the problems in his coalition.


Regarding the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the US President said: It may take a long time, and we are very far from that happening, and we have a lot to talk about .. We are making progress in this field, and this depends on behavior and what is required of us so that they recognize Israel.


He indicated that his administration still believes in the two-state solution and seeks to achieve it.


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Biden: Some of the most extreme Netanyahu government ministers are part of the problems in the West Bank

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