RUSH TRANSCRIPT Nonexistence Biden ░░░░░░░░ to get reelected in ░░░░░░░░ wants to keep from ░░░░░░░░ eliminated The U S ░░░░░░░░ to be Israel s ░░░░░░░░ reliable ally but what ░░░░░░░░ now Joining us is ░░░░░░░░ Israeli ambassador to the ░░░░░░░░ States Michael Oren Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador We will start ░░░░░░░░ two questions from your ░░░░░░░░ the state of the ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza currently in ░░░░░░░░ state of U S ░░░░░░░░ relations Various places around ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip and in ░░░░░░░░ south along the southern ░░░░░░░░ with Egypt and in ░░░░░░░░ Israel s trying to ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ away from the combat ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ Administration wants us to ░░░░░░░░ and that s minimizes ░░░░░░░░ as possible civilian casualties ░░░░░░░░ are fighting an enemy ░░░░░░░░ is not only hiding ░░░░░░░░ hiding under the civilians ░░░░░░░░ miles of it s ░░░░░░░░ To reduce the civilian ░░░░░░░░ and every civilian casualty ░░░░░░░░ a tragedy Israel probably ░░░░░░░░ the lowest ratio of ░░░░░░░░ is civilian including Iraq ░░░░░░░░ and Syria So that ░░░░░░░░ occurring to the state ░░░░░░░░ the U S Israel ░░░░░░░░ is complex Their attentions ░░░░░░░░ the national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ out and reiterated America ░░░░░░░░ support for the aims ░░░░░░░░ destroying Hamas which is ░░░░░░░░ welcome Others have come ░░░░░░░░ and said the United ░░░░░░░░ is going to withhold ░░░░░░░░ types of ammunition from ░░░░░░░░ used in rafah and ░░░░░░░░ in the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ week said the United ░░░░░░░░ was holding sensitive security ░░░░░░░░ about the whereabouts of ░░░░░░░░ Hamas leaders underground and ░░░░░░░░ they are underground they ░░░░░░░░ hospitals underground withholding that ░░░░░░░░ and less Israel conforms ░░░░░░░░ America s demands about ░░░░░░░░ It s a mixed ░░░░░░░░ and we appreciate deeply ░░░░░░░░ support we have been ░░░░░░░░ including a billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ military aid just last ░░░░░░░░ we hope the United ░░░░░░░░ was Dan s foursquare ░░░░░░░░ us and what with ░░░░░░░░ vast majority described as ░░░░░░░░ war to release the ░░░░░░░░ Hamas will not accept ░░░░░░░░ deal on the table ░░░░░░░░ and we have no ░░░░░░░░ but to continue military ░░░░░░░░ on Hamas in order ░░░░░░░░ secure the release of ░░░░░░░░ hostages Unique perspective when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Israel It ░░░░░░░░ a sovereign nation on ░░░░░░░░ one hand period full ░░░░░░░░ the next sentence it ░░░░░░░░ needs support from United ░░░░░░░░ so how does that ░░░░░░░░ play out especially when ░░░░░░░░ U S seems to ░░░░░░░░ to be trying to ░░░░░░░░ this war from afar ░░░░░░░░ we try to convey ░░░░░░░░ interests and our perspectives ░░░░░░░░ the United States the ░░░░░░░░ States is a big ░░░░░░░░ and our way for ░░░░░░░░ Middle East You have ░░░░░░░░ neighbors in oceans around ░░░░░░░░ as well When the ░░░░░░░░ States and American leaders ░░░░░░░░ to us we want ░░░░░░░░ to share our experience ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Afghanistan that ░░░░░░░░ very good Iraq and ░░░░░░░░ American forces can pick ░░░░░░░░ and go home Our ░░░░░░░░ can t pick up ░░░░░░░░ go home because we ░░░░░░░░ home There s no ░░░░░░░░ to run away too ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ news here very often ░░░░░░░░ our forces up north ░░░░░░░░ being pummeled pummeled by ░░░░░░░░ made missiles and Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ assistance in my office ░░░░░░░░ they can and get ░░░░░░░░ at their bunkers to ░░░░░░░░ and eat take as ░░░░░░░░ bombardments by rockets and ░░░░░░░░ The entire turner than ░░░░░░░░ of the gallo Leah ░░░░░░░░ an inhabitable This is ░░░░░░░░ for any country We ░░░░░░░░ to take whatever steps ░░░░░░░░ necessary to ensure not ░░░░░░░░ security but our survival ░░░░░░░░ that s a difficult ░░░░░░░░ to convey to Americans ░░░░░░░░ in their neighborhoods and ░░░░░░░░ communities and their schools ░░░░░░░░ the places of worship ░░░░░░░░ never been under intense ░░░░░░░░ fire It s a ░░░░░░░░ reality you will agree ░░░░░░░░ me but we have ░░░░░░░░ choice Surrounded by friendly ░░░░░░░░ nonadversarial neighbors into big ░░░░░░░░ of water and that ░░░░░░░░ not a luxury