"We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin win. I refuse to let that happen. In moments like these we have to remind we have to remember who we are - we are the United States of America and there is nothing nothing beyond our capacity if we do it together" - Joe


President Biden's Urgent Message: Protecting America and Allies

Introduction

Hey there, fellow Americans! President Biden here, and I want to talk to you about something really important. We are at a crucial point in history, where the decisions we make today will shape our future for many years to come. So, let's dive into it!

A Visit to Israel

Just recently, I returned from a trip to Israel. They told me that I'm the first American President to travel there during a war. I met with the Prime Minister and his team, as well as Israelis who have experienced the horrors of the recent attacks by Hamas. It's devastating to hear that over 1,300 people, including 32 American citizens, lost their lives in these attacks. Innocent Israelis were taken hostage, and we are doing everything we can to bring them back home safely. As President, the safety of Americans held hostage is my top priority.

The Depravity of Terrorism

Terrorist groups like Hamas unleash pure evil in the world. The Jewish people, unfortunately, know all too well the depths of depravity that people can sink to when they want to inflict pain on others. In Israel, I saw a strong, determined, and resilient people, but also a people in deep pain and shock. It breaks my heart to see the tragic loss of Palestinian lives as well. We mourn every innocent life lost. We cannot ignore the suffering of innocent Palestinians who just want to live in peace.

The Crisis in Ukraine

Now, let's talk about Ukraine. For nearly 20 months, the people of Ukraine have been facing war, tragedy, and brutality since Putin launched his invasion. We must not forget the mass graves, the bodies showing signs of torture, and the thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly taken into Russia, separated from their parents. It's sickening. Both Hamas and Putin share a common goal – to completely destroy neighboring democracies. We cannot let that happen.

The Importance of America's Response

You might be wondering why all of this matters to America. Well, let me tell you, it's vital for our national security. History has shown us that when terrorists and dictators face no consequences for their actions, they cause even more chaos and destruction. The threats to America and the world keep rising. If we don't stop Putin's hunger for power and control in Ukraine, he won't stop there. He has already threatened Poland and called Estonia and Lithuania Russia's "baltic provinces." These are our NATO allies, and we must defend them.

A World in Chaos

These conflicts may seem far away, but they have a direct impact on our safety and the stability of the world. If we let Putin erase Ukraine's independence, the risk of conflict and chaos will spread to other parts of the world, like the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East. Iran is supporting Russia in Ukraine and supporting Hamas. We will hold them accountable. Our allies and adversaries are watching how we respond in Ukraine, and it affects our standing in the world.

A Better Future

America's leadership is what holds the world together. Our alliances keep us safe, and our values make us a trusted partner. We cannot turn our backs on Ukraine or Israel. Tomorrow, I will be sending an urgent budget request to Congress to fund America's national security needs and support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine. It's a smart investment that will ensure the safety of American troops and build a safer, more peaceful, and prosperous world for future generations.

Conclusion

Let's stand together and protect our nation and our allies. Israel needs our support to protect its people, and Ukraine needs us to defend its independence. By doing so, we are investing in a better future for all of us. Together, we can build a world that is safer, more peaceful, and prosperous for our children and grandchildren. Thank you for listening!


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-- PRESIDENT BIDEN: GOOD EVENING MY FELLOW AMERICANS. WE'RE FACING AN INFLECTION POINT IN HISTORY.

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ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY ARE GOING TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE FOR DECADES TO DOT. COM.

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THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. EARLIER THIS MORNING I RETURNED FROM ISRAEL.

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THEY TELL ME I'M THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO TRAVEL THERE DURING A WAR. THE PRIME MINISTER AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AND I MET WITH ISRAELIS WHO PERSONALLY LIVED

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THROUGH HORRIFIC HORROR ON THE ATTACK BY HAMAS ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER. MORE THAN 11,300 PEOPLE

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SLAUGHTERED IN ISRAEL AT LEAST INCLUDING 32 AMERICAN CITIZENS.

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SCORES OF INNOCENTS, ISRAELIS, TAKEN HOSTAGE.

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WE'RE PURSUING EVERY AVENUE TO BRING YOUR LOVED ONES HOME. AS PRESIDENT THERE'S NO HIGHER PRIORITY FOR ME THAN THE SAFETY

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OF AMERICANS HELD HOSTAGE. TERRORIST GROUP HAMAS UNLEASHED PURE EVIL IN THE WORLD BUT SADLY THE JEWISH PEOPLE KNOW

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PERHAPS BETTER THAN ANYONE THAT THERE'S NO LIMIT TO THE DEPRAVITY OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY WANT TO INFLICT PAIN ON OTHERS.

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IN ISRAEL A SAW A PEOPLE WHO ARE STRONG, DETERMINED, RESILIENT AND ALSO ANGRY, IN SHOCK AND IN DEEP, DEEP PAIN.

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I ALSO DEEP WITH WITH PRESIDENT ABASS AND REITERATED THE UNITED

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STATES REMAINS COMMITTED . LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I'M HEART

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BROKEN BY THE TRAGIC LOSS OF PALESTINIAN LIFE INCLUDING THE EXPLOSION AT THE HOSPITAL IN GAZA WHICH WAS NOT DONE BY THE

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ISRAELIS. WE MOURN EVERY INNOCENT LIFE LOST. WE CAN'T IGNORE HUMANITY OF

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INNOCENT PALESTINIANS WHO ONLY WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, NEARLY 20 MONTHS OF

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WAR, TRAGEDY AND BRUTALITY INFLICTED ON THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE , PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY BADLY HURT SINCE PUTIN LAUNCHED

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HIS ALL-OUT INVASION . WE'VE NOT FORGOTTEN THE MASS GRAVES, THE BODIES FOUND BEAR PENTAGON SIGNS OF TORTURE AND

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THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN FORCIBLY TAKEN INTO RUSSIA, STOLEN THERE THEIR PARENTS.

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IT'S SICK. HAMAS AND PUTIN SHARE THIS IN

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COMMON, THEY BOTH WANT TO COMPLETELY ANNIHILATE A NEIGHBORING DEMOCRACY, COMPLETELY ANNIHILATE IT.

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HAMAS PERSISTS IN THE MURDER OF JEWISH PEOPLE. HAMAS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.

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HAMAS USES PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS AND INNOCENT PALESTINIAN FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING GREATLY BECAUSE

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OF THEM. MEANWHILE PUTIN DENIES UKRAINE HAS OR EVER HAS REAL STATEHOOD.

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THEY CLAIMS THE SOVIET UNION CREATED UKRAINE AND JUST TWO WEEKS AGO HE TOLD THE WORLD IF THE UNITED STATES AND OUR

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ALLIES WITHDRAW, IF THE UNITED STATES WITH DRAWS OUR ALLIES WOULD AS WELL, UKRAINE WOULD HAVE A WEEK LEFT TO LIVE BUT

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WE'RE NOT WITHDRAWING. I KNOW THESE CONFLICTS CAN SEEM FAR AWAY. IT'S NATURAL TO ASK WHY DOES

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THIS MATTER TO AMERICA? LET ME SHARE WITH YOU IT'S VITAL FOR AMERICA 'S NATIONAL SECURITY.

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HISTORY HAS TAUGHT US THAT WHEN TERRORISTS DON'T PAY A PRICE FOR THEIR TERROR, WHEN DICTATORS DON'T PAY A PRICE FOR

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THEIR AGGRESSION, THEY CAUSE MORE CHAOS AND DEATH AND MORE DESTRUCTION. THE COST AND THREATS TO AMERICA

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AND THE WORLD KEEP RISE IRAQ. SO IF WE DON'T STOP PUTIN'S APPETITE FOR POWER AND CONTROL IN UKRAINE, HE WON'T LIMIT

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HIMSELF JUST TO THE UKRAINE. PUTIN'S ALREADY THREATENED TO

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REMIND POLAND THAT THEIR WESTERN LAND WAS A GIFT FROM RUSSIA. ONE OF HIS TOP ADVISERS, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA HAS CALLED ESTONIA, LITHUANIA

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RUSSIA'S BATTLIC PROVINCES. THESE ARE ALL NATO ALLIES.

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IT'S BEEN THE CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN SECURITY AND IF MUTEN ATTACKS A NATO ALLY, WE WILL DEFEND EVERY INCH NATO CALLS

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FOR . WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE DO, MAKING CLEAR WE DO NOT SEEK TO HAVE AMERICAN TROOPS

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FIGHTING IN RUSSIA OR FIGHTING AGAINST RUSSIA.

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BEYOND EUROPE WE KNOW WHAT OUR ALLIES AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANT OUR ADVERSARIES AND COMPETITORS ARE WATCHING, ARE WATCHING OUR

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RESPONSE IN UKRAINE AS WELL. IF WE WALK AWAY AND LET PUTIN

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ERASE UKRAINE'S INDEPENDENCE, THE RISK OF CONFLICT AND CHAOS COULD SPREAD IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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IN THE INDO-PACIFIC, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST . IRAN IS SUPPORTING RUSSIA

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RUSSIANS IN UKRAINE AND SUPPORTING IS HAMAS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, I MIGHT ADD .

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THE AND OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, ONE WHERE THE MIDDLE EAST

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IS MORE STABLE, BETTER CONNECTED TO ITS NEIGHBORS AND THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT I ANNOUNCED THIS

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YEAR AT THE SUMMIT OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ECONOMIES.

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PREDICTABLE MARKETS, MORE EMPLOYMENT, LESS GRIEVANCES.

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IT BENEFITS THE PEOPLE, IT WOULD BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND WILL BENEFIT US. AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IS WHAT HOLDS THE WORLD TOGETHER.

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AMERICAN ALLIANCE ARE WHAT KEEPS US, AMERICA SAFE. AMERICAN VALUES ARE WHAT MAKE US A PARTNER THAT OTHER NATIONS

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WANT TO WORK WITH. PUT ALL THAT AT RISK WHEN WE WALK AWAY FROM UKRAINE, WE TURN OUR BACKS ON ISRAEL, IT'S JUST

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NOT WORTH IT . THAT'S WHY TOMORROW I'M GOING TO SEND TO CONGRESS AN URGENT BUDGET REQUEST TO FUND

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AMERICA'S NATURAL SECURITY NEEDS, TO SUPPORT OUR CRITICAL PARTNERS INCLUDING ISRAEL AND UKRAINE.

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IT'S A SMART INVESTMENT THAT'S GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS FOR AMERICAN SECURITY FOR GENERATIONS.

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HELP US KEEP AMERICAN TROOPS OUT OF HARM'S WAY, HELP US BUILD A WORLD THAT IS SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

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IN ISRAEL WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE TODAY AND ALWAYS.

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THE SECURITY PACKAGE I'M SENDING TO CONGRESS AND ASKING CONGRESS TO DO IS AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO

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ISRAEL'S SECURITY THAT WILL SHARPEN ISRAEL'S QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE WHICH WE'VE COMMITTED TO, QUALITATIVE

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MILITARY EDGE. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IRON DOME CONTINUES TO GUARD THE SKIES OVER ISRAEL.

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WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE OTHER HOSTILE ACTORS IN THE REGION KNOW THAT ISRAEL'S STRONGER THAN EVER AND PREVENT THIS

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CONFLICT FROM SPREADING. LOOK, AT THE SAME TIME THE PRESIDENT AND I DISCUSSED AGAIN YESTERDAY THE CRITICAL NEED TO

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OPERATE BY THE LAWS OF WAR, THAT MEANS PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN COMBAT AS BEST AS THEY CAN AND THE PEOPLE OF GAZA URGENTLY

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NEED FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINE. YESTERDAY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LEADERS OF ISRAEL AND EGYPT I SECURED AN AGREEMENT FOR THE

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FIRST SHIPMENT OF HUMANITARIAN ASSIST INS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS TO PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN GAZA.

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HAMAS DOES NOT DIVERT OR STEAL THIS SHIPMENT , THESE SHIPMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN OPENING FOR SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF LIFE SAVING HUMANITARIAN

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ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIANS. AS I SAID IN ISRAEL, AS HARD AS IT IS, WE CANNOT GIVE UP ON

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PEACE. WE CANNOT GIVE UP ON A TWO-STATE SOLUTION . ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS EQUALLY

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DESERVE TO LIVE IN SAFETY , DIGNITY AND PEACE.

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YOU KNOW, HERE AT HOME, LET'S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES. IN RECENT YEARS TOO MUCH HATE HAS GIVEN TOO MUCH OXYGEN ,

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FUELING RACISM, ISLAMIC PHOBIA RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA. IT'S ALSO INTENSIFIED IN THE WAKE OF RECENT EVENTS THAT LED

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TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS THAT SHOCK US AND BREAK OUR HEARTS.

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ON OCTOBER 7TH TERROR ATTACKS HAD TRIGGERED DEEP SCARS AND TERRIBLE MEMORIES IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

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TODAY JEWISH FAMILIES WORRY ABOUT BEING TARGETED IN SCHOOL, WEARING SYMBOLS ON THEIR FACE WALKING DOWN THE STREET .

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WE'RE GOING OUT ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES. I KNOW MANY OF YOU AND THE MUSLIM AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THE

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ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THE PALESTINIAN- AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND SO MANY OTHERS ARE OUTRAGE ED SAYING TO YOURSELVES HERE WE

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GO AGAIN, ISLAM PHOBIA AND

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DISTRESS WE SAW AFTER 9-11. THIS PAST WEEK A MOTHER WAS BRUTALLY STABBED , A LITTLE BOY -- HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, A

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LITTLE BOY WAS MURDERED IN A HOME OUTSIDE CHICAGO.

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HE WAS A PROUD AMERICAN, A PROUD PALESTINIAN- AMERICAN FAMILY FAMILY. WE STAND STAND SILENT WHEN THIS

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HAPPENS . WE MUST DENOUNCE ISLAM PHOBIA

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AND ALL OF YOU HURTING, I SEE YOU, YOU BELONG.

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I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU, YOU'RE ALL AMERICANS, YOU'RE ALL MARINES. THIS ISN'T A MOMENT -- IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE WHEN FEAR AND SUSPICION, ANGER, RAGE RUN

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HARD, WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN EVER TO HOLD ON TO THE VALUES THAT MAKE US WHO WE ARE, WE'RE A NATION OF RELIGIOUS

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FREEDOM, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION . WE ALL VOLUME A RIGHT TO DEBATE AND DISAGREE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING TARGETED IN SCHOOLS OR

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WORKPLACES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE MUST RENOUNCE VIOLENCE AND

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VITRIOL . WHEN I WAS IN ISRAEL YESTERDAY, I SAID THAT WHEN AMERICANS EXPERIENCED THE HELL OF 9-11 WE

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FELT ENRAGED AS WELL. WE MADE MISTAKES. WE MADE MISTAKES. SO I CAUTION THE GOVERNMENT NOT

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TO BE BLINDED BY RAGE AND HERE IN AMERICA, LET US NOT FORGET WHO WE ARE. WE REJECT ALL FORMS, ALL FORMS

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OF HATE , WHETHER AGAINST MUSLIM, JEWS OR ANYONE.

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THAT'S WHAT GREAT NATIONS DO. AND WE ARE A GREAT NATION .

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I'M ASKING CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEND UKRAINE THE KYIV STILL STANDS BECAUSE OF

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BRAVERY OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE. UKRAINE HAS REGAINED MORE THAN 50% OF THE TERRITORY RUSSIAN

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TROOPS ONCE OCCUPIED BACKED BY U.S. LED COALITION AND MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD ALL DOING ITS PART TO

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SUPPORT KYIV. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WALKED AWAY ? WE ARE THE ESSENTIAL NATION.

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MEANWHILE PUTIN HAS TURNED TO IRAN AND NORTH KOREA TO BUY

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ATTACK DRONES AND AMMUNITION. FROM THE OUTSET I'VE SAID I WILL NOT SEND AMERICAN TROOPS TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE.

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ALL UKRAINE IS ASKING FOR IS HELP WITH THE WEAPONS, THE COMPASSION, CAPABILITY TO PUSH INVADING RUSSIAN FORCES OFF

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THEIR LAND. THE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO SHOOT DOWN RUSSIAN MISSILES BEFORE THEY DESTROY UKRAINIAN

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CITIES. LET ME BE CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING. WE SEND UKRAINE EQUIPMENT

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SITTING IN OUR STOCKPILES AND WHEN WE USE THE MONEY ALLOCATE BID CONGRESS, WE USE IT TO REPLENISH OUR OWN STORES WITH

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NEW EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT THAT DEFENDS AMERICA AND IS MADE IN AMERICA . PATRIOT MISSILES MADE IN

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ARIZONA, ARTILLERY SHELLS MANUFACTURED IN 12 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, TEXAS AND

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SO MUCH MORE. JUST AS IN WORLD WAR II, BUILDING THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY AND SERVING THE CAUSE

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OF FREEDOM. LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS.

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EARLIER THIS YEAR I BOARDED AIR FORCE ONE FOR A SECRET FLIGHT TO POLAND. THERE I BOARDED THE TRAIN WITH BLACKED OUT WINDOWS FOR A TEN HOUR RIDE EACH WAY TO KYIV TO

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STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AHEAD OF THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN THEIR BRAVE FIGHT AGAINST PUTIN.

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I'M TOLD I WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO ENTER A WAR ZONE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE AMERICAN MILITARY SINCE

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PRESIDENT LINCOLN. WITH ME A SMALL GROUP OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AND A FEW ADVISERS.

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WHEN I EXITED THAT TRAIN AND MET PRESIDENT ZELENSKY , I DIDN'T FEEL ALONE. I WAS BRINGING WITH ME THE IDEA

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OF AMERICA, THE PROMISE OF AMERICA TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME THINGS THEY FOUGHT FOR 250 YEARS AGO,

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FREEDOM, INDEPENDENCE, SELF- SELF-DETERMINATION . AS I WALKED THROUGH KYIV WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKY WITH AIR

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RAID SIRENS SOUNDING IN THE DISTANCE, I FELT SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED MORE STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE, SMIRK A

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BEACON TO THE WORLD STILL, STILL.

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WHEREAS MY FRIEND MADELEINE ALBRIGHT SAID THE INDISPENSABLE NATION. TONIGHT THERE ARE INNOCENT

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PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HOPE BECAUSE OF US, WHO BELIEVE IN A BETTER LIFE BECAUSE OF US , WHO ARE DESPERATE NOT TO BE

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FORGOTTEN BY US AND ARE WAITING FOR US .

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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. I KNOW WE HAVE OUR DIVISIONS AT HOME. WE HAVE TO GET PAST THEM.

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WE CAN'T LET PETTY PART SON PETTY POLITICS GET IN THE WAY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GREAT NATION.

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WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT LET TERRORISTS LIKE HAMAS AND PUTIN WIN. I REFUSE TO LET THAT HAPPEN.

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IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO WE ARE. WE'RE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES OF

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AMERICA. AND THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING BEYOND OUR CAPACITY IF WE DO IT TOGETHER.

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MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND MAY GOD PROTECT OUR TROOPS.


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THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  Please have a seat.  I come to Israel with a single message: You are not alone.  You are not alone.
 
As long as the United States stands — and we will stand forever — we will not let you ever be alone.
 
Most importantly, the — I know the recent terrorist assault on the people of this nation has left a deep, deep wound.
 
More than 1,300 innocent Israelis killed, including at least 31 American citizens, by the terrorist group Hamas. 
 
Hundreds — hundreds of young people at a music festival of — the festival was for peace — for peace — gunned down as they ran for their lives.
 
Scores of innocents — from infants to elderly grandparents, Israelis and Americans — taken hostage.
 
Children slaughtered.  Babies slaughtered.  Entire families massacred.
 
Rape, beheadings, bodies burned alive.
 
Hamas committed atrocities that recall the worst ravages of ISIS, unleashing pure unadulterated evil upon the world.
 
There is no rationalizing it, no excusing it.  Period.
 
The brutality we saw would have cut deep anywhere in the world, but it cuts deeper here in Israel.
 
October 7th, which was a sacred to — a sacred Jewish holiday, became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.  It has brought to the surface painful memories and scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and the genocide of the Jewish people.
 
The world watched then, it knew, and the world did nothing.  We will not stand by and do nothing again.  Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
 
To those who are living in limbo waiting desperately to learn the fate of loved ones, especially to families of the hostages: You’re not alone.
 
We’re working with partners throughout the region, pursuing every avenue to bring home those who are being held captive by Hamas.
 
I can’t speak publicly about all the details, but let me assure you: For me as the American president, there is no higher priority than the release and safe return of all these hostages.
 
To those who are grieving a child, a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a friend, I know you feel like there’s that black hole in the middle of your chest.  You feel like you’re being sucked into it. 
 
The survivor’s remorse, the anger, the questions of faith in your soul.
 
Starting at — staring at that empty chair, sitting Shiva.  The first Sabbath without them.
 
They are the everyday things — the small things that you miss the most. 
 
The scent when you open the closet door.  The morning coffee you shared together. 
 
The bend in his smile, the perfect pitch of her laugh, the giggle of your little boy — the baby.
 
For those who have lost loved ones, this is what I know: They’ll never be truly gone.  There’s something that’s never fully lost: your love for them and their love for you. 
 
And I promise you, you’ll be walking along some days and say, “What would she or he want me to do?”  You’ll smile when you pass a place that reminds you of them.  That’s when you know — when a smile comes to your lips before a tear to your eye — that’s when you know you’re going to fully make it.
 
That’s what will give you the fortitude to find light in the darkest hours when terrorists believed they could bring down — bring you down, bend your will, break your resolve.  But they never did, and they never will. 
 
Instead, we saw incredible stories of heroism and courage of Israelis taking care of one another.
 
Neighbors forming watch groups to protect their kibbutz, opening their homes to shelter survivors.
 
Retired soldiers running into danger once again.
 
Civilian medics flying across rescue — flying rescue missions.  And off-duty medics at the musical festival caring for the wounded before coming victim — before becoming a victim themselves.
 
Volunteers retrieving bodies of the dead so families could bury their loved ones in accordance with Jewish tradition. 
 
Reservists leaving behind their families, their honeymoons, their studies abroad without hesitation.
 
And so much more.
 
The State of Israel was born to be a safe place for the Jewish people of the world.  That’s why it was born.  I have long said: If Israel didn’t exist, we would have to invent it. 
 
 And while it may not feel that way today, Israel must again be a safe place for the Jewish people.  And I promise you: We’re going to do everything in our power to make sure that it will be.
 
Seventy-five years ago, just 11 minutes after its founding, President Harry S. Truman and the United States of America became the first nation to recognize Israel.  We have stood by your side ever since, and we’re going to stand by your side now.
 
My administration has been in close touch with your leadership from the first moments of this attack, and we are going to make sure we have — you have what you need to protect your people, to defend your nation.
 
For decades, we’ve ensured Israel’s qualitative military edge.  And later this week, I’m going to ask the United States Congress for an unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense.
 
We are going to keep Iron Dome fully supplied so it can continue standing sentinel over Israeli skies, saving Israeli lives.
 
We have moved U.S. military assets to the region, including positioning the USS Ford carrier strike group in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the USS Eisenhower on the way, to deter — to defer further aggression against Israel and to prevent this conflict from spreading.
 
The world will know that Israel is — Israel is stronger than ever.
 
 And my message to any state or any other hostile actor thinking about attacking Israel remains the same as it was a week ago: Don’t.  Don’t.  Don’t.
    
Since this terrorist attack — terrorist attack took place, we have seen it described as Israel’s 9/11.  But for a nation the size of Israel, it was like 15 9/11s.  The scale may be different, but I’m sure those horrors have tapped into so- — some kind of primal feeling in Israel, just like it did and felt in the United States.
 
Shock, pain, rage — an all-consuming rage.     I understand, and many Americans understand.
 
You can’t look at what has happened here to your mothers, your fathers, your grandparents, sons, daughters, children — even babies — and not scream out for justice.  Justice must be done. 
 
But I caution this: While you feel that rage, don’t be consumed by it.
 
After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States.  And while we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.
 
I’m the first U.S. president to visit Israel in time of war. 
 
I’ve made wartime decisions.  I know the choices are never clear or easy for the leadership.    There’s always costs. 
 
But it requires being deliberate.  It requires asking very hard questions.  It requires clarity about the objectives and an honest assessment about whether the path you are on will achieve those objectives. 
 
The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas.  Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. 
 
Hamas uses innocents — innocent families in Gaza as human shields, putting their command centers, their weapons, their communications tunnels in residential areas.
 
The Palestinian people are suffering greatly as well.    We mourn the loss of innocent Palestinian lives.  Like the entire world, I was outraged and saddened by the enormous loss of life yesterday in the hospital in Gaza.
 
Based on the information we’ve seen to date, it appears the result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza. 
 
The United States unequivocally stands for the protection of civilian life during conflict, and I grieve — I truly grieve for the families who were killed or wounded by this tragedy. 
 
The people of Gaza need food, water, medicine, shelter. 
 
Today, I asked the Israeli cabinet — who I met with for some time this morning — to agree to the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.  Based on the understanding that there will be inspections and that the aid should go to civilians, not to Hamas, Israel agreed that humanitarian assistance can begin to move from Egypt to Gaza.
 
Let me be clear: If Hamas diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated once again that they have no concern for the welfare of the Palestinian people and it will end.  As a practical matter, it will — it will stop the international community from being able to provide this aid.
 
We’re working in close cooperation with the government of Egypt; the United Nations and its agencies, like the World Food Program; and other partners in the region to get trucks moving across the border as soon as possible.
 
Separately, I asked Israel that the global community demand that the International Red Cross be able to visit hostages.  I just demanded that the United States fully — a just demand that the United States fully supports.
 
Today, I’m also announcing $100 million in new U.S. funding for humanitarian assistance in both Gaza and the West Bank.  This money will support more than 1 million displaced and conflict-affected Palestinians, including emergency needs in Gaza.
 
You are a Jewish state.  You are a Jewish state, but you’re also a democracy.  And like the United States, you don’t live by the rules of terrorists.  You live by the rule of law.  And when conflicts flare, you live by the ru- — law of wars.
 
What sets us apart from the terrorists is we believe in the fundamental dignity of every human life — Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, Jew, Muslim, Christian — everyone.
 
You can’t give up what makes you who you are.  If you give that up, then the terrorists win.  And we can never let them win.
 
 You know, Israel is a miracle — a triumph of faith and resolve and resilience over impossible pain and loss.
 
Think about October 7th — the Jewish holiday where you read about the death of Moses.  A tragic story of a profound loss to an entire nation.  A death that could have left he- — a helpless — hopelessness in the hearts of the entire — of an entire nation.
 
But though Moses died, his memory, his message, his lessons have lived on for generations of the Jewish people as well as many others — and just as the memory of your loved ones will live on as well.
 
After reading the story of Moses’s death, those who observe the holiday begin reading the Torah from the very beginning.  The story of creation reminds us of two things.  First, that when we get knocked down, we get back up again and we begin anew.  And second, when we are faced with tragedy and loss, we must go back to the beginning and remember who we are.
 
We are all human beings created in the image of God with dignity, humanity, and purpose.  In the darkness, to be the light unto the world is what we’re about.
 
You inspire hope and light for so many around the world.  That’s what the terrorists seek to destroy.  That’s what they seek to destroy but — because they live in darkness — but not you, not Israel.
 
Nations of conscience like the United States and Israel are not measured solely by the example of their power.  We’re measured by the power of our example.
 
That’s why, as hard as it is, we must keep pursuing peace.  We must keep pursuing a path so that Israel and the Palestinian people can both live safely, in security, in dignity, and in peace. 
 
For me, that means a two-state solution.
 
We must keep working for Israel’s greater integration with its neighbors.  These attacks have only strengthened my commitment and determination and my will to get that done.
 
I’m here to tell you that terrorists will not win.  Freedom will win.

So, let me end where I began.  Israel, you are not alone.  The United States stands with you.
 
I told the story before and I’ll tell it again of my first meeting with an Israeli prime minister 50 years ago as a young senator.  I was sitting across from Golda Meir at her desk in her office.  And she had a guy named — a guy who later became prime minister sitting next to me, just before the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
 
And she flipped the maps up and down, te- — telling me how bad things were and how terrible they were.  All of the sudden, she looked and me, and she said, “Would you like a photograph?”

And I looked at her — she got up from her desk and walked out into that hallway — I think it’s marble flooring — walked out in the hallway. 

We walked out, and there were a bunch of photographers standing in front of us.  We were standing shoulder to shoulder. 
 
Without her looking at me, she said to me, knowing I’d hear her, “Why do you look so worried, Senator Biden?”  And I said, “Worried?”  Like, “Of course, I’m worried.”  And she looked at me and — she didn’t look, she said, “We — don’t worry, Senator, we Israelis have a secret weapon: We have nowhere else to go.”
 
Well, today, I say to all of Israel: The United States isn’t going anywhere either.  We’re going to stand with you.  We’ll walk beside you in those dark days, and we’ll walk beside you in the good days to come.  And they will come.
 
As you say in Hebrew, which I’m not going to attempt to do because I’m such a terrible linguist, I’ll say it in English, “The people of Israel live.”  “The people of Israel live.”
 
Israel will be a safe, secure, Jewish, and Democratic state today, tomorrow, and forever.
 
May God protect all those who work for peace.  God save those who are still in harm’s way. 

Thank you very much.

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