{"id":2079663,"date":"2023-10-26T02:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albanese-announces-15-million-for-gaza-ahead-of-state-dinner-with-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T02:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:25:06","slug":"albanese-announces-15-million-for-gaza-ahead-of-state-dinner-with-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albanese-announces-15-million-for-gaza-ahead-of-state-dinner-with-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanese pledges $15M for Gaza prior to Biden dinner."},"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%2Falbanese-announces-15-million-for-gaza-ahead-of-state-dinner-with-biden%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=2079663&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Australian Prime Minister Announces \u2064Additional Humanitarian Aid\u200c for Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that the government will provide an extra $15 million in humanitarian \u2062aid to Gaza during a joint\u2063 press conference with U.S. President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The two\u200d leaders held a joint press conference ahead \u2064of an official \u200dstate dinner on Oct. 25 with 300 guests. This followed the leaders holding a private dinner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/president-joe-biden-holds-private-dinner-with-australian-pm-anthony-albanese-at-the-whitehouse-5516276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Oct. 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Biden and Mr. Albanese\u200c discussed the \u200dIsrael and Gaza conflict at\u200b both \u200dthe private\u2063 dinner and official state visit on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-welcomes-australian-prime-minister-albanese-to-white-house-5516612?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Biden Welcomes Australian Prime \u2062Minister \u200dAlbanese \u2064to White House<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-welcomes-australian-prime-minister-albanese-to-white-house-5516612?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-visits-us-5516514?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Australian Prime\u200b Minister Anthony \u200cAlbanese Visits US<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-visits-us-5516514?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Albanese\u2062 commended President Biden for\u2063 his \u200bleadership during the Israel-Hamas conflict before \u2064announcing the extra funds for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I announce that Australia \u200dwill provide an additional \u200c$15 million\u200d in humanitarian \u200cassistance\u200d for civilians in Gaza. This \u2064adds to the $10 million Australia has already committed and will help deliver\u200d life-saving assistance such as\u200d emergency water and medical\u2063 services,&#8221; Mr. \u2062Albanese said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The friendship between\u2064 Australia and the United States\u200d was forged in hard times.\u200d We\u2019ve served and sacrificed together in the cause of peace. We\u2019ve helped each other through natural disasters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  \u2064U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Prime Minister of Australia\u200d Anthony Albanese hold a press conference the Rose Garden at the \u200dWhite House \u200bin Washington, on\u2063 Oct.\u200c 25, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty \u2063Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The prime\u2063 minister has so far not phoned the Israeli Prime Minister and\u2064 is paying respects to both the people of Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Australia\u2063 unequivocally condemns the terrorism of Hamas. We grieve for\u200b the loss of every innocent life, whether that be\u2064 Israeli or Palestinian,&#8221; Mr. Albanese said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>When asked in a\u2064 press conference \u2064on \u2064Oct. 24 if he is \u200cpicking \u200bsides, Mr. Albanese said, &#8220;We\u2062 pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/city-of-canterbury-bankstown-votes-to-fly-palestinian-flag-5516365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a side<\/a> \u200dagainst Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Biden Thanks Australia for Friendship<\/h2>\n<p>President Biden delivered some strong\u200d words about the hurt the Israeli people felt after the &#8220;brutally\u2062 inflicted devastation \u2062by \u200dHamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Israel has the right, and I would add responsibility, to respond to the slaughter of their people.\u200d And we\u2063 will ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself against \u2062these terrorists. That&#8217;s \u200da guarantee,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also\u2064 have to \u2064remember that Hamas does not represent, let me say\u200c it again, \u200bHamas does not represent the vast majority of the Palestinian\u200b people on the Gaza Strip or anywhere \u2062else. Hamas is \u2062hiding\u200c behind Palestinian\u200c civilians. And it&#8217;s despicable and, not surprisingly, cowardly\u2064 as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  (L-R) Jodie Haydon, the partner of Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese,\u200b Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S.\u2063 President \u200cJoe Biden and first lady Jill \u200bBiden wave during an arrival ceremony\u200b on the \u200dSouth Lawn of\u2064 the White House, in \u2063Washington, Oct. \u206325, \u200b2023. (Drew Angerer\/Getty \u200cImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u2064 United States\u2063 is &#8220;working around the clock&#8221; with international partners on the release of\u2064 hostages held by Hamas, President Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And\u2063 the safe \u2062passage of foreign nationals out of\u2062 Gaza. Not just Americans, but Australians and a whole range \u2064of people who are trapped in Gaza,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>President \u200dBiden thanked\u200b Mr. Albanese for his\u200b partnership and friendship during &#8220;this difficult \u200bhour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the\u2062 past few weeks and for many\u200b months before we&#8217;ve \u2064seen each other. And we&#8217;ve seen our \u200balliance \u200cgrow more critical than ever,&#8221; he\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we need to\u200c continue\u200c to make\u2063 this important progress. In\u2062 our discussions\u2063 today, we&#8217;ve done\u200b just that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In a post on \u200cX, President Biden said\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS\/status\/1717323906032218409?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alliance<\/a> between Australia and the\u2064 United States has never been more important, adding &#8220;we \u2062have never been more committed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Commenting on \u2062the alliance between the two countries, Mr. Albanese\u2062 said Australians and Americans shared a rich history, but always had an eye to \u2063the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re united by a determination to overcome the challenges that\u2062 we face, and\u2062 we share an ambition to\u2064 seize those opportunities which lay \u200bahead of \u200bus,&#8221; Mr. Albanese said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  \u200cU.S. President Joe Biden (2nd-R)\u2062 and first lady Jill Biden (R) \u2064welcome\u200d Prime Minister \u2063of Australia Anthony Albanese and his \u2063partner Jodie Haydon to the White House \u200din Washington, on \u200cOct. 25, 2023. (Anna\u200c Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>White \u2064House \u2063State Dinner<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, guests have arrived at the White House \u200cSouth lawn for\u200b a\u200c dinner with President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Mr.\u2063 Albanese and his partner Jodie Haydon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u200b event includes an official welcoming ceremony, gun salute, national anthems, \u2063and remarks \u200dby both Mr. \u200cAlbanese and\u2062 President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Guests include the U.S.\u2064 ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy, Australian ambassador \u200dto the \u200dU.S. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister&#8217;s Office Director of Policy\u2064 Sam Trobe, Macquarie Group \u200bChief \u2062Executive \u200dMark Vassella, Australian Resources \u2062Minister Madeleine King, Lynas \u200bCorporation Chief Executive Amanda Lacaze, and Australian\u2062 Rugby League Commission Chair Peter V&#8217;landys.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Biden administration officials also feature \u200bon the list, including the Secretary\u200b of State Anthony Blinken and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs\u200c Elizabeth Allen.<\/p>\n<p>The event was more low \u2063key \u200bthan usual due \u200cto the\u2062 Israel-Hamas\u200b conflict. \u200bOriginally, the White House had planned to\u200b invite the B-52s to perform, but instead elected\u200c to entertain \u200cguests with \u200dmilitary \u2064music.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does \u200dAustralia&#8217;s commitment \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/totally-inappropriate-trump-others-blast-biden-for-giving-palestinians-fresh-u-s-tax-dollars\/\" title=\"Trump, others criticize Biden for funding Palestinians with US tax dollars, calling it \"totally inappropriate.\"\">providing humanitarian \u200daid<\/a> to Gaza\u2063 align with its\u2062 stance on\u200b peace and stability in the Middle East?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To the $10 million\u200d already provided this year,&#8221; Mr. \u2062Albanese said during \u200dthe press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian aid will be allocated to various initiatives aimed at improving \u200cthe\u2062 living conditions of the people in Gaza, who have been severely affected by the ongoing conflict. It will support\u200c programs providing access to clean \u200bwater, healthcare services, and food assistance, among other essential needs. The additional funds will also contribute to the rebuilding efforts\u200d in the region,\u200d as many homes and infrastructure have \u2063been destroyed during the \u200cconflict.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s commitment to providing humanitarian aid to Gaza aligns with\u200d its longstanding support for peace and stability\u2062 in the Middle \u200bEast. It recognizes the urgent\u2063 need to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza and the importance\u200d of providing immediate assistance\u2064 to\u200c those affected.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of additional aid reinforces Australia&#8217;s position as a responsible global citizen and its commitment to promoting international cooperation in\u200b crisis situations. It also highlights \u200dthe strong relationship between Australia and the United \u2064States \u2063in addressing global challenges and finding solutions to complex issues.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden commended Australia&#8217;s contribution and expressed his appreciation for the country&#8217;s commitment to assisting those in need. He stressed the importance of\u2063 international collaboration and solidarity in\u2064 addressing humanitarian crises and acknowledged the \u200dsignificant role that Australia plays in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian government&#8217;s \u200ddecision to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-russian-state-duma-defense-entities-and-more\/\" title=\"US Sanctions Russian State Duma, Defense Entities And More\">additional humanitarian aid<\/a> to Gaza demonstrates its\u2062 dedication to \u2062supporting vulnerable populations\u2064 and working towards a more peaceful and prosperous world. It\u200d recognizes that humanitarian assistance is not \u200bonly a moral imperative but also a crucial component of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albanese-announces-15-million-for-gaza-ahead-of-state-dinner-with-biden\/\" title=\"Albanese pledges M for Gaza prior to Biden dinner.\">long-term conflict resolution<\/a> and peacebuilding efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes\u200d at a \u2062critical time\u200c when the people of Gaza are in dire need of assistance\u2062 and support. It sends a strong message of solidarity and hope to the people \u2063affected\u200b by the conflict, assuring them that \u200dthey are not forgotten and that the international community stands with them in their time of need.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation \u2063in \u200cGaza remains volatile and complex,\u200c it\u2062 is essential for the international community to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sullivan-indicates-u-s-could-provide-economic-aid-to-taliban\/\" title=\"Sullivan indicates U.S. could provide economic aid to Taliban\">continue providing humanitarian aid<\/a> and support to help alleviate the \u200bsuffering of the people and lay the foundations for a sustainable and just peace\u200d in\u2062 the region.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s commitment to additional humanitarian aid for Gaza underscores the country&#8217;s principles of compassion, empathy, and commitment to promoting a better world. It \u2062serves as an example \u200dfor other nations \u200cto follow and emphasizes the importance of international cooperation in addressing humanitarian crises and working towards \u200clasting peace and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian PM Anthony Albanese announced $15 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden. 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