Biden Attacks Netanyahu in New Book: Unkept Promises and Political Interests

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Former US President Joe Biden sharply criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his new memoir. In a chapter published by CNN, he writes that Netanyahu promised to reduce harm to civilians in the Gaza Strip, but did not keep the promise.

Biden writes that Netanyahu recognized that the steadily rising death toll was harming American support for the war and Israel's image, yet military operations and civilian casualties continued. According to him, the prime minister put his political needs ahead of Israel's long-term interests.

In the book, Biden also addresses claims about his cognitive condition, dismisses them, and defends his decision to run for the presidency again.