Biden commits $100M in funding on East Jerusalem hospital visit as he says Palestinians and Israelis ‘deserve equal measure of freedom, security, prosperity and dignity’
President Joe Biden visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem Friday morning
He announced he will ask Congress to fund $100 million for healthcare services for the hospital network, which serves the Palestinian population
‘Palestinians and Israelis deserve equal measure of freedom, security, prosperity and dignity,’ Biden said
President Joe Biden was greeted with considerable pomp as he met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas Friday in the occupied West Bank
The Palestinians rolled out the red carpet in Bethlehem – literally – as Biden and Abbas reviewed the troops and national anthems were played
After their meeting, Biden reaffirmed his commitment to a two-state solution, an independent Israel and Palestine
An empty chair for slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was in the room where Biden and Abbas gave remarks
Biden also called the death of the Palestinian-American journalist an ‘enormous loss’ and asked for ‘a full and transparent accounting of her death’
