Israel formed a national unity government after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks, but not all parties joined.
President Biden said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should “change” his approach to the Palestinian issue, warning that Israel was losing support for its military response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack.
Biden made the dramatic demand at a fundraiser hours after making a similar comment during a Monday night Hanukkah celebration at the White House.
“Bibi’s got a tough decision to make,” Biden said Tuesday, using the popular nickname for Netanyahu. “This is the most conservative government in Israel’s history.”
The president then said that Israel’s national unity government, which includes some hardline nationalist and Orthodox parties, “doesn’t want a two-state solution” to the long-running Palestinian conflict.
“I think he has to change,” Biden said of Netanyahu, “and with this government, this government in Israel is making it very difficult for him to move.
