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Video: Vice President Biden at AIPAC Policy Conference
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 19:45
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Vice President Joe Biden addressed the Policy Conference of The American Israel Political Action Committee this morning. His most challenging statement was a call on Israel to freeze settlement expansion and grant greater freedom of movement to Palestinians as a means of demonstrating Israel's commitment to Palestinian statehood: "Show me." Biden received polite, if far from rapturous, applause.
Biden also stood firm on the Obama Administration's pursuit of engagement with Iran but, as Josh Mull notes below, appeared to waver on an Israeli-Syrian settlement over the Golan Heights. We'll be watching closely whether that is a misstatement or an unexpected shift in US policy.
Here is the video.
Vice President Joe Biden addressed the Policy Conference of The American Israel Political Action Committee this morning. His most challenging statement was a call on Israel to freeze settlement expansion and grant greater freedom of movement to Palestinians as a means of demonstrating Israel's commitment to Palestinian statehood: "Show me." Biden received polite, if far from rapturous, applause.Biden also stood firm on the Obama Administration's pursuit of engagement with Iran but, as Josh Mull notes below, appeared to waver on an Israeli-Syrian settlement over the Golan Heights. We'll be watching closely whether that is a misstatement or an unexpected shift in US policy.
Here is the video.
Reader Comments (1)
Whoa Hello! 13 minutes in, listen to his comments on the Golan Heights. It sounds like the US is backing down on demands that Israel deal with Syria over the Golan. "OK, you're right, the Golan is still a threat."