{"id":1976557,"date":"2023-07-18T18:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pledges-ironclad-commitment-to-israel-during-herzog-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T18:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:11:48","slug":"biden-pledges-ironclad-commitment-to-israel-during-herzog-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pledges-ironclad-commitment-to-israel-during-herzog-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden assures unwavering support for Israel during Herzog meeting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-pledges-ironclad-commitment-to-israel-during-herzog-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div \u200cclass=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0718\/a687135c-ff62-40e6-a7c4-3774e904f899\/audio.mp3?length=4066605&#038;duration=339\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>President\u200d Joe Biden<\/strong> \u200creaffirmed his\u200b commitment \u2062to supporting\u200b the U.S.\u2013Israel \u200calliance in a White House \u200cmeeting\u2064 with \u200cIsraeli President Isaac Herzog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy\u2063 love\u200b for\u200b Israel is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-report-shows-almost-1-in-3-women-experienced-violence-even-before-pandemic\/\" title=\"WHO Report Shows Almost 1 in 3 Women Experienced Violence Even Before Pandemic\">deep-rooted<\/a>, long-lasting,\u201d\u200c Mr. Biden said \u2062on July 18, seated beside\u2062 Mr. Herzog. \u201cAnd \u200bas I\u2064 affirmed \u2063to\u2063 Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu yesterday, \u200dAmerica\u2019s\u2064 commitment to \u200dIsrael\u200c is firm.\u200c And \u2064it\u200d is ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Herzog is\u200d in Washington in honor\u200d of\u2064 the\u200b 75th anniversary\u200c of \u200dthe founding of the state \u200bof \u2062Israel.\u2064 He will meet\u200c also with Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris\u200c and\u2064 address a joint \u2062assembly\u2063 of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u200cthe \u200cone-on-one with Mr. Biden, Mr. Herzog\u200b characterized the meeting in glowing \u2062terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dear\u2062 friends, I had\u200c a\u2062 wonderful meeting with President \u2064Biden. President \u200cBiden is a\u2064 huge\u2064 friend of the state of Israel,\u201d \u200cMr. Herzog told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am reminded of\u2064 how \u200dhe landed with Air\u2063 Force \u200cOne\u2063 in Israel a \u200dyear ago in July. As he was walking down\u200b Air Force \u200bOne, he\u200c was waving\u2063 to \u200dme and \u200csaying, I\u2019m\u200d home. I\u2019m back \u200chome. And indeed, \u200dPresident Biden \u200creiterated\u2062 his\u200b ironclad commitment \u200band his\u2063 friendship\u200b and love of the \u2063state of Israel\u200d and his support for \u2063the state of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b remarks from both \u200bmen may have \u200cbeen intended\u2064 to counter criticism\u200b from both the political \u2062right and \u200cleft \u2062over what would seem to have \u2063been an \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pledges-ironclad-commitment-to-israel-during-herzog-visit\/\" title=\"Biden assures unwavering support for Israel during Herzog meeting.\">ordinary diplomatic visit<\/a>. Instead, it provided an occasion for political\u200d opponents to question \u200cMr. \u200dBiden\u2019s\u200c attitude both \u200ctoward \u2063a longtime\u200c U.S. ally\u2064 and for \u2064members of his \u200cown\u2064 party to speak\u200b out about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From Games\">alleged human rights abuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5406932\"\u2064 style=\"width: 640px\" \u200bclass=\"wp-caption \u2063alignnone\">\n\t\t<a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18\/id5406932-07182023-DSC09470-Isaac-Herzog0A-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption \u2063class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<img\u200c src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/18\/id5406932-07182023-DSC09470-Isaac-Herzog0A-1200x800.jpg\" \u2064alt=\"Israeli\u200d President Isaac Herzog (C) \u2062walks toward reporters to speak \u200dabout his meeting \u200cwith President Joe Biden at the\u200c White \u200dHouse in Washington on \u2063July 18, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The\u200d Epoch Times)\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>Critics\u200d on the\u2064 Right<\/h2>\n<p>Mr.\u200d Biden\u200d had been criticized for saying\u200d in March that he would\u200c not invite \u200bMr. \u2063Netanyahu\u2062 to\u2062 the \u2063White House \u201cin\u200b the \u200bnear term\u201d\u2062 due to \u200bhis\u2062 attempts to overhaul \u200bthe \u200bIsraeli judicial \u2064system. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>\u200d has\u2064 since \u200ddropped \u2064some \u200cparts of the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200b House \u2062Speaker \u2063Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) invited \u200cMr. Herzog to address a joint assembly\u200b of Congress in honor \u2064of Israel\u2019s anniversary.\u200c Mr. Biden \u200clater invited \u2062Mr. Herzog to \u200bthe White House.<\/p>\n<p>Critics \u200dhave seen\u2064 Mr.\u200c Biden\u2019s unwillingness \u200dto invite\u2063 Mr. Netanyahu\u2064 to the \u2063White House as\u2063 a snub \u2064to \u2063the Israeli prime minister,\u200c an interpretation shared\u200b by \u200bMr.\u2064 McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u200dinvited Herzog in \u200dthe \u200dlast Congress\u200b to\u2064 come, \u2064based upon the 75th \u2064anniversary.\u2064 So \u200cthe President\u2062 of Israel\u2019s coming has nothing to do with Bibi Netanyahu,\u201d\u2064 said Mr. \u2062McCarthy. \u201cBut I \u2064have said when I \u200dwas in \u2062Israel\u2062 speaking \u200cat the \u200dKnesset, if President\u200b Biden snubs Prime Minister \u2064Netanyahu, \u2064I \u200bwill\u2064 gladly\u2063 invite Netanyahu to\u200c America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Biden \u200cand Mr. Netanyahu spoke\u200d by phone \u2063on July 17 in an \u200capparent attempt \u200cto belay that\u200c reading of events. \u200bWhite \u2064House Press \u200cSecretary\u200b Karine Jean-Pierre said on July 18 that the \u200btwo leaders would\u2063 meet \u2064at some\u200b point this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Critics on the \u200dLeft<\/h2>\n<p>At the same \u2062time,\u200d several progressive members \u2064of Congress have\u2062 criticized the \u200cIsraeli president\u2019s \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-mocks-nancy-pelosi-for-contracting-coronavirus\/\" title=\"China Mocks Nancy Pelosi for Contracting Coronavirus\">visit due<\/a> to \u200bconcerns \u2062about Israel\u2019s treatment of \u2064Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Israel has gone far enough in \u200cprotecting and \u2064uplifting Palestinian\u2063 rights and Palestinian lives,\u201d Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) told \u200bThe\u2064 Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200dIsraeli government is responsible\u200d for\u200d enforcing an apartheid state\u200d and\u2063 rampantly\u2062 abusing the \u200drights of Palestinians,\u201d Rep. Cori \u2064Bush \u200b(D-Mo.) \u200dwrote \u200bon \u2062Twitter on July\u200c 13.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u200d Pramila \u2063Jayapal \u200b(D-Wash.) referred to\u2063 Israel\u200d as\u2063 a \u2063\u201cracist state\u201d\u200b on\u2064 July 15,\u200c a \u2063remark\u200b for\u2062 which\u2064 she \u2064later apologized.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bowman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog, reiterated his unwavering dedication to the U.S.-Israel alliance during a meeting at the White House. 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