Tag: Joe Biden
‘I believe in the justice system,’ Biden says, as he pardons his son Hunter
U.S. President Joe Biden stated on Sunday night that he hopes Americans will understand why he, as "a father and a president," decided to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
"Today, I signed a pardon for...
Will Biden act against Israel during the lame-duck period?
The final two months of the Biden administration may see diplomatic actions taken against Israel, although the White House has neither confirmed nor denied assessments on the issue.
One scenario could see the administration consider...
Biden meets with families of American-Israeli hostages
President Joe Biden met on Thursday with families of American Israelis held hostage by the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, and "reaffirmed the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to getting the hostages home to...
Biden admin ready to work with Trump on hostage deal, Sullivan says
The Biden administration is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming foreign-policy team on securing the release of the hostages Hamas continues to hold in the Gaza Strip, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national...
Israeli president meets Biden at White House
Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden at the Oval Office in the White House on Tuesday morning.
The White House stated that the meeting, which was open to a "spray," in which...
Biden, Netanyahu agree ‘to advance release of the hostages’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday night called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Air Force One to congratulate him on the elimination of Hamas terror master Yahya Sinwar.
The president "commended the IDF for...
President Biden’s statement on the death of Yahya Sinwar
"Early this morning, Israeli authorities informed my national security team that a mission they conducted in Gaza likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is dead. This is...
Biden, Netanyahu talk for first time in nearly 50 days
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday morning—their first phone call since Aug. 21, according to White House readouts of their communications.
The two leaders did not appear to speak on...
Biden offers sympathy to Herzog on Oct. 7, ‘deep sadness’ for ‘loss of innocent...
In a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7 that left 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage into the...
Biden opposes Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites
U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he opposes an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Speaking on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of a trip to states affected...