Minimizing rift, Biden plays up US commitment to Israel

[Little Tich]

Source: Times of Israel

At embassy’s Independence Day gala, vice president says Washington will provide F-35 fighters next year, defends Iranian nuclear deal

WASHINGTON — Downplaying the US rift with Israel, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday staunchly defended President Barack Obama’s record of supporting the Jewish state, working to allay the concerns of many American Jews who have lined up against the budding nuclear deal with Iran.

In a speech marking Israel’s independence day, Biden also reaffirmed US support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, drawing an implicit distinction with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose comments disavowing Palestinian statehood ahead of Israel’s recent elections have fueled the deterioration of US-Israeli ties.

Biden, at a gala organized by Israel’s embassy to mark the holiday, said it was no secret that the Obama administration has had differences with Netanyahu’s government.

“It’s only natural for two democracies like ours,” Biden said. “We’re like family. We have a lot to say to one another. Sometimes we drive each other crazy, but we love each other — and we protect each other.”

Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/minimizing-rift-biden-says-us-and-israel-like-crazy-loving-family/

[Scootaloo]

1. What, are the fighters we've already given them out of fashion?

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2. This isn't anything new the deal on the sales of F-35's has been on going for years

and was slated to come to fruition in 2016

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement

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3. So the Jerusalem Post is good as a source as long as Wikipedia uses it?

That's where a good chunk of the info on that Wikipedia page comes from.