Taking a rare step, Biden to deliver Oval Office address about Israel
Major speech will come day after US president visited Israel on a wartime solidarity trip as he works to secure US defense assistance for Israel in wake of Hamas October 7 massacre
WASHINGTON (JTA) — US President Joe Biden will deliver an address to the nation from the White House’s Oval Office on Israel and Ukraine on Thursday, a sign of how invested the United States is in the outcome of Israel’s war with Hamas.
“Tomorrow, President Biden will address the nation to discuss our response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House spokeswoman, said in an email Wednesday night to reporters. The speech will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.
Oval Office addresses are rare and signify major crises. President George W. Bush used the Oval Office in 2003 to announce his intention to invade Iraq.
President Barack Obama spoke about a deadly Islamist mass shooting in San Bernardino in 2015. President Donald Trump announced measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in a March 2020 address.
Biden wants Congress to fund US defense assistance for Israel as it deals with the aftermath of the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, and as Ukraine seeks gains in its bid to oust Russian invaders.
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