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Israel Quotes by Joe Biden

38 Israel quotes by Joe Biden

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Joe Biden says he is a Zionist, meaning you don’t have to be Jewish to support Israel. He argues that a secure, democratic Israel is a vital strategic partner for the United States. He also speaks with optimism, saying the Middle East is hopeful and that progress in Iraq could become a major achievement.

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Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by history.

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The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.

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Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.

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US worse off than before Saddam because US lost credibility.

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I am a Zionist. You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist.

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What I was saying is that Israel cannot count on the United States.

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The Turks ... the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing?

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The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.

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It's overwhelmingly in the self-interest of the United States of America to have a secure, democratic friend, a strategic partner like Israel.

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The Qataris have cut off support for the most extreme elements of terrorist organizations.

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ISIS is not an existential threat to something happening to someone in the United States of America. It's a serious problem overseas,…

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The caliphate will have been dismantled. It will still be a problem, but that has been our focus because that is the…

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But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places…

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The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

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It's a problem that we [USA] think the Iranians are backing Hezbollah; the Iranians are backing terrorist activity in many parts of…

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We need to aggressively take on radical Islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our American values.

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We're close friends - the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There's absolutely no daylight - none - between us and…

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We [US government] have no fundamental disagreement with the Saudis - I mean, excuse me, with the Iraqis any more than we…

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I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're…

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Every other country where there's absolute chaos now, what is it? They're pluralistic without consensus. Look at almost every single country, from…

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You want to know whether we're better off? I've got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and…

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When my friend talks about fissile material, they have to take this highly enriched uranium, get it from 20 percent up, then…

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A diplomatic solution that puts significant and verifiable constraints on Iran's nuclear program represents the best and most sustainable chance to ensure…

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The average voter out there understands that the next president is going to have to be prepared to immediately step in without…

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First of all, there are Persians and Arabs. The fact they share a religion, a Shiite religion, does not mean that they're…

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Sure, we have an obstacle, ISIS. They can do great damage. They can do great damage and they scare the living hell…

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The most powerful military in the world cannot invade, kill or capture a network or destroy every loose weapon on the planet.…

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Now, with regard to Bibi, who's been my friend 39 years, the president has met with Bibi a dozen times. He's spoken…

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To overcome this obstacle, and to discover and dismantle Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, UNMOVIC and the IAEA must interview relevant…

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“Israel has no better friend than Joe Biden”

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We Irish call it malarkey. But last thing. The secretary of defense has made it absolutely clear, we didn't walk anything back.…

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I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don't know what those numbers will be, and I…

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Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're…

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The Russians appear to be - appear to be in conjunction with the Turks, as well as the Iranians, appear to be…

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The ayatollah sees his economy being crippled. The ayatollah sees that there are 50 percent fewer exports of oil. He sees the…

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No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. And there's no…

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Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But…

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On Iraq, the president said he would end the war. Governor Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left…

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I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.

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“And don’t any of you, by the way, any of you guys vote Republican. I’m not supposed to say, this isn’t political. …don’t come…

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The spirit of Thanksgiving rests in our recognizing the blessings in our lives, and as we all take stock, I hope you will join…

The president has a big stick.