US President Joe Biden: “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.”
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Posted as a reference clip in geopolitical threads about Israel and US policy, not as a recommendation.
What it is
A short Middle East Eye news clip of Joe Biden telling Israeli President Isaac Herzog that if there were not an Israel, the US would have to invent one. The description notes a similar remark from 1986.
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Cites jumping_frog · 2024-11 · on “ICC issues warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas officials”
This video is relevant. US President Joe Biden: “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.” [this video]
Cites pazimzadeh · 2026-04 · on “Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known”
> it's worth understanding motivations of people on both sides. 100% agree. > Iran doesn’t have bases or any presence near US borders but Iran does have proxies (with IRG advisors) surrounding Israel That's the way you see it but the way Iran sees it is that Israel is a proxy of the US. [this video] The US also chose to fight Taliban alone and lost, rather than continuing their post-9/11 collaboration with Iran - Iran being local to the region would have been a great asset, as they were right up until Bush's "axis of evil" doctrine. > Like you said, when Khomeini stepped off the plane he was flanked by a US ambassador and a rabbi, US policy was once different. You mean to say that the US read Kho
Critical jmyeet · 2026-07 · on “The bond market isn't buying what Fed Chair Warsh is selling”
It's this [1]. From 1986: > If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one It's lying about working on a ceasefire [2][3]. It's sending more and more weapons to Israel afer October 7, going so far as to split them into up to 100 smaller packages to avoid the need for Congressional approval [4]. [1]: [this video] [2]: [LINK] [3]: [LINK] [4]: [LINK]