Joe Biden had a “tough” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in which the American president demanded Israel surrender to Hamas “within a week or two.” He also pledged to pull support from Israel if there is any further “escalation.”
According to a new report, Biden was “emotional” and began yelling as he insisted that Netanyahu somehow secure a ceasefire with a terrorist government that keeps rejecting every ceasefire proposal.
At the end of the meeting with Netanyahu in the Oval office last Thursday, Biden became emotional, raised his voice and told Netanyahu he needs to reach a Gaza deal as soon as possible, three Israeli officials with knowledge of the meeting told Axios.
- “Biden raised his voice and said he wants a deal reached within a week to two weeks,” a senior Israeli official said.
- “Biden told Netanyahu that a hostage and ceasefire deal is the…