在他迄今为止最强烈的公开评论中以色列在加沙的报复行动美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)周二表示，由于他所说的“发生的不分青红皂白的轰炸”，美国开始失去世界各地的支持。
拜登在一次筹款活动中说，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡“需要做出艰难的决定”，同时指出，内塔尼亚胡明白“他必须采取一些行动来加强(巴勒斯坦权力机构)，加强它，改变它，推动它。”
“你不能说未来根本没有巴勒斯坦国。这将是最困难的部分，”他补充说，据a副本他在华盛顿闭门招待会上的讲话。
“但与此同时，我们除了在这个过程中保护以色列之外，什么也不会做。没有一件事，”他继续说道。
拜登说，以色列现政府是“以色列历史上最保守的政府”，并补充说，以色列领导层的一些成员“不想要两国解决方案”，这被美国和以色列的许多其他盟友视为最有可能实现和平的途径。
虽然拜登和内塔尼亚胡在许多问题上看法不一致，但在哈马斯10月7日对以色列发动恐怖袭击后，总统基本上忽略了这些分歧，团结一致地站在他几十年的朋友身边，甚至在战争的最初几周前往以色列表示支持。
内塔尼亚胡没有直接回应拜登的评论，但他一再为以色列在加沙的行动辩护，并拒绝来自其他国家的谴责，他在11月表示，以色列将“在必要时坚定地反对世界。”
“没有国际压力，没有关于[以色列国防军]士兵和我们国家的虚假指控”将影响以色列对保护自己的坚持，内塔尼亚胡说在11月的新闻发布会上。
星期二晚些时候，拜登在白宫与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基举行的记者会上强调了哈马斯对以色列袭击的残酷性，称该组织“无与伦比”，但是他说，他也相信他已经向以色列人明确表示，“无辜巴勒斯坦人的安全仍然令人非常担忧”
拜登说:“他们正在采取的行动必须与尽一切可能防止无辜巴勒斯坦平民受到伤害、谋杀和杀害的努力相一致。”。
拜登周二的讲话似乎比他最近对冲突的评论更进了一步，他还重申了他的政府支持以色列及其自卫权利的承诺。
周一在白宫举行的光明节招待会上，拜登誓言“致力于犹太人民的安全和以色列的安全，以及以色列作为一个独立的犹太国家存在的权利是不可动摇的。”
然而，他也警告说，以色列需要“小心”，因为“整个世界的公众舆论可能在一夜之间发生转变，”他补充说，“我们不能让这种情况发生。”
拜登可能是在暗示联合国大会周二通过的一项要求立即停火的决议，这是美国和以色列都反对的立场，尽管美国确实成功地游说以色列允许战斗暂停几次，以允许援助和人质在冲突的特定区域内移动。当美国能够否决权由15个成员国组成的联合国安理会上周提交了一份类似的决议，但它未能阻止周二的决议获得通过，因为没有一个国家对整个机构拥有否决权。该决议以153票对10票通过，23个国家弃权，不具有法律约束力。
尽管拜登周二的日程主要是由泽连斯基的访美安排的，但一名白宫官员表示，他将在周三首次亲自会见被带走的美国人的家人人质在10月7日的恐怖袭击中被哈马斯杀害。
Biden says Israel's military campaign is starting to lose support
In some of his strongest public comments to date acknowledging criticism ofIsrael's retaliatory campaign in Gaza, President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the country was starting to lose support around the world due to what he said was "the indiscriminate bombing that takes place."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "tough decision to make," Biden said during a fundraising event, while noting that Netanyahu understands that "he's got to make some moves to strengthen [the Palestinian Authority] -- strengthen it, change it, move it."
"You cannot say there's no Palestinian state at all in the future. And that's going to be the hard part," he added, according to atranscriptof his remarks at a closed-door reception in Washington.
"But in the meantime, we're not going to do a damn thing other than protect Israel in the process. Not a single thing," he continued.
Biden said the current Israeli administration is "the most conservative government in Israel's history," adding that some members of Israel's leadership "don't want a two-state solution," which is viewed by the U.S. and many other allies to Israel as the most likely pathway to peace.
While Biden and Netanyahu have not seen eye-to-eye on many issues, in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, the president has largely overlooked those differences, standing beside his friend of many decades in solidarity and even traveling to Israel in the early weeks of the war to show his support.
Netanyahu has not directly addressed Biden's comments, but he has repeatedly defended Israel's actions in Gaza and rejected condemnation from other countries, saying in November that Israel would "stand firm against the world if necessary."
"No international pressure, no false allegations about [Israel Defense Forces] soldiers and our state" will impact Israel's insistence on protecting itself, Netanyahusaidat a press conference in November.
At a White House press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later Tuesday, Biden underscored the brutality of Hamas' attacks on Israel, calling the group "beyond comparison," but saying also believes he has made clear to the Israelis that "the safety of innocent Palestinians is still of great concern."
"The actions they're taking must be consistent with attempting to do everything possible to prevent innocent Palestinian civilians from being hurt, murdered, killed," Biden said.
Biden's Tuesday remarks appear to go a step beyond his recent comments on the conflict, where he has also reaffirmed his administration's commitment to supporting Israel and its right to defend itself.
During a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday, Biden vowed his "commitment to the safety of Jewish people, and the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is unshakable."
However, he also cautioned that Israel needs to "be careful" because "the whole world's public opinion can shift overnight," adding, "We can't let that happen."
Biden may have been alluding to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that demands an immediate cease-fire -- a position opposed by both the U.S. and Israel, though the U.S. did successfully lobby Israel to permit several pauses in the fighting to allow for aid and hostages to move within particular regions of the conflict. While the U.S. was able tovetoa similar resolution presented by the 15-member U.N. Security Council last week, it was unable to prevent the Tuesday resolution from being adopted since no country has veto power over the full body. The resolution, which passed in a 153-10 vote with 23 countries abstaining, is not legally binding.
Although Biden's schedule on Tuesday was dominated by Zelenskyy's visit to Washington, a White House official said that he would meet in-person for the first time on Wednesday with family members of Americans takenhostageby Hamas during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
