Paris –
When President Joe Biden lands in France on Wednesday, he will be rallying European leaders to his side and showcasing the resolve he has helped to foster on behalf of Ukraine.
But he will also be defying the very same leaders and standing virtually alone among Western democracies still firmly in support of Israel as it wages war in the Gaza Strip.
Biden’s trip to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion will be his first time in Europe since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack led by Hamas, which killed 1,200 people in Israel and triggered a military retaliation that has killed about 36,000 people in Gaza. Next week he will return to Europe for a summit in Italy with the leaders of the Group of 7 nations, and three weeks after that he will host the 75th anniversary summit of NATO nations in Washington.
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Publish date : 2024-06-05 01:10:00
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