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Netanyahu won’t take swipes at Biden in Congress speech, top minister said to promise

22 July 2024, 9:07 pm 6 Edit
US President Joe Biden (right) is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 18, 2023. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden (right) is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 18, 2023. (AP/Evan Vucci)

A top minister has promised Washington on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s behalf that the premier’s speech to Congress on Wednesday will not include criticism of or against US President Joe Biden, Channel 13 news reports, without citing a source.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a close confidant of Netanyahu, is said to have made the reassurance in response to repeated requests to Israeli officials by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for information about what Netanyahu’s address will contain.

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