Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that there is a “fundamental difference” between Israelis killed in the Hamas attack and Palestinian civilians and Hamas terrorists killed in Tel Aviv’s counter-attack as the terrorist group Hamas has engaged in barbarism “that is as consequential as the holocaust.”
In an interview with CBS News 60 Minutes, President Biden referred to Hamas as a “bunch of cowards” accusing them of using civilians as shields. He expressed his confidence in Israel’s commitment to minimising harm to innocent civilians.
“They have to go after Hamas. Hamas is a bunch of cowards. They’re hiding behind the civilians. They put their headquarters where civilians are and buildings and the like. But to the extent they can separate out and avoid, I’m confident the Israelis are gonna do everything in their power to avoid the killing of innocent civilians,” he said
Regarding his support for Israel, Biden said, “The Jews have been subject to abuse, prejudice, and attempt to wipe them out for, oh, God, over a thousand years. For me, it’s about decency, respect, honour. it’s just simply wrong. It violates every religious principle I have and every way and every single principle my father taught me.”
Biden said that Hamas must be eliminated. However, he stressed that there needs to be a path called the “two-state solution.”
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