‘When Congress returns we’re going to ask them to take urgent action to fund the security requirements of our partners’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would ask Congress to take “urgent action” to aid Israel after what he called “sheer evil” attacks by Hamas.
Biden spoke after speaking Tuesday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House said the conversation was to discuss U.S. support for Israel and “our efforts coordinated with partners and allies to defend Israel and innocent people against terrorism and to deter other hostile actors from exploiting this attack on Israel.”Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren described Biden’s televised address as “the most passionately pro-Israel in history.
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