NSA Jake Sullivan: ‘No President Has Stood Stronger with Israel than Joe Biden’

SULLIVAN We are working ░░░░░░░░ Israel and other partners ░░░░░░░░ protect against these threats ░░░░░░░░ to prevent escalation into ░░░░░░░░ all out regional war ░░░░░░░░ a calibrated combination of ░░░░░░░░ deterrence force posture adjustments ░░░░░░░░ use of force when ░░░░░░░░ to protect our people ░░░░░░░░ to defend our interests ░░░░░░░░ our allies We will ░░░░░░░░ let Iran and its ░░░░░░░░ succeed These are President ░░░░░░░░ s positions They reflect ░░░░░░░░ commitment to getting an ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and across ░░░░░░░░ broader Middle East that ░░░░░░░░ Israel s future security ░░░░░░░░ paves the way for ░░░░░░░░ future of dignity and ░░░░░░░░ for the Palestinian people ░░░░░░░░ well rather than Israel ░░░░░░░░ mired in a counterinsurgency ░░░░░░░░ that never ends and ░░░░░░░░ saps Israel s strength ░░░░░░░░ vitality And this is ░░░░░░░░ consistent with President Biden ░░░░░░░░ view that ultimately a ░░░░░░░░ state solution is the ░░░░░░░░ way to ensure a ░░░░░░░░ secure Jewish democratic state ░░░░░░░░ Israel as well as ░░░░░░░░ future of dignity security ░░░░░░░░ prosperity for the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ One last thing No ░░░░░░░░ has stood stronger with ░░░░░░░░ than Joe Biden He ░░░░░░░░ the first president ever ░░░░░░░░ visit Israel during war ░░░░░░░░ He is protecting Israel ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations He ░░░░░░░░ a coalition to directly ░░░░░░░░ Israel against an unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ attack He led the ░░░░░░░░ effort to pass a ░░░░░░░░ that ensures Israel s ░░░░░░░░ and military edge for ░░░░░░░░ to come His commitment ░░░░░░░░ Israel is ironclad Ironclad ░░░░░░░░ t mean you never ░░░░░░░░ It means you work ░░░░░░░░ your disagreements as only ░░░░░░░░ friends can do That ░░░░░░░░ exactly what we ve ░░░░░░░░ for the past seven ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ keep doing And with ░░░░░░░░ I ll be happy ░░░░░░░░ take your questions.”