{"id":124907,"date":"2021-05-13T07:26:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T07:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124907"},"modified":"2021-05-13T07:26:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T07:26:30","slug":"israel-has-a-right-to-defend-itself-from-palestinians-claims-biden-as-gaza-pounded-with-airstrikes-killing-over-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/israel-has-a-right-to-defend-itself-from-palestinians-claims-biden-as-gaza-pounded-with-airstrikes-killing-over-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel has \u2018a right to defend itself\u2019 from Palestinians claims Biden as Gaza pounded with airstrikes killing over 70"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Wednesday said Israel has "a right to defend itself" from Palestinians as airstrikes have killed over 70 in Gaza. <\/p>\n

Biden reaffirmed his "expectation and hope" that fighting would settle down between Israel and the pro-Palestinian militant group Hamas – while also giving Israel his tacit endorsement. <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35 Read our Israel-Gaza live blog for the very latest updates…<\/strong><\/p>\n


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"Israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n

Biden confirmed he\u2019d spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed \u201chope\u201d for peace, but pledged support to Israel to protect its homeland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s backing of staunch US ally Israel appeared to rankle New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called him out for not taking the country to task for its own alleged past human rights wrongdoings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBlanket statements like these [with] little context or acknowledgment of what precipitated this cycle of violence \u2013 namely, the expulsions of Palestinians and attacks on Al Aqsa \u2013 dehumanize Palestinians & imply the US will look the other way at human rights violations. It\u2019s wrong,\u201d she tweeted. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Former President Donald Trump also took Biden to task for not supporting Israel enough.<\/p>\n

What we know so far:<\/strong><\/p>\n