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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Lapid, opposition lawmakers thank Biden for his support of Israel in wake of Oct. 7
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAfter US President Joe Biden says he will not seek reelection, Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid shares a photo of him shaking Biden’s hand on X, and writes “Thank you.”
Thank you. pic.twitter.com/mJtvHwDIqT
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) July 21, 2024
Labor MK Na’ama Lazimi shares an image of Biden meeting 4-year-old released hostage Avigail Idan in the White House back in April, and thanks him as well.
Thank you! @POTUS pic.twitter.com/XahZOtLyYu
— ???? Naama Lazimi – נעמה לזימי (@naamalazimi) July 21, 2024
Lazimi’s fellow Labor MK Gilad Kariv writes on X that Biden is “one of the greatest friends and supporters of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
“Decent Israelis will remember him as someone who was a man of true responsibility and sanity when the people who were supposed to lead us failed and abandoned us,” he adds.
The Times of Israel Community.