The comments came one day after Mr. Biden said Mr. Netanyahu "must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken" in Gaza. Mr. Biden, who has backed Israel during the five-month-old war with Hamas but whose frustration with Mr/ Netanyahu is growing increasingly visible, aired his criticism in an interview with MSNBC. Mr. Netanyahu has drawn global condemnation and defied the United States, which provides Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, by rejecting calls for a Palestinian state. But Mr. Netanyahu said Israelis "also support my position that says that we should resoundingly reject the attempt to ram down our throats a Palestinian state." "The attempt to say that my policies are my private policies that are not supported by most Israelis, is false," Netanyahu said.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2024 06:16 UTC