Vice President Harris spoke with the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE on the phone on Thursday, after the Biden administration condemned the International Criminal Court for “unjustly” targeting Israel in its new investigation.
On appeal, Harris praised Netanyahu for his peace talks with other Middle Eastern countries and affirmed the US commitment to ensuring Israel’s security, especially with regard to Iran and its nuclear program.
“She strongly supported Israel’s recent revolutionary normalization agreements with Arab and Muslim countries and stressed the importance of promoting peace, security and prosperity for both Israelis and Palestinians, “the state press release reads. .
Harris and Netanyahu also discussed COVID-19 and how the two countries can work together to combat the pandemic that took over the world a year ago.
“They discussed the importance of advancing scientific cooperation between our two countries and the efforts to reduce the COVID-19 pandemic,” the press release said.
However, Netanyahu in a tweet that day mentioned a “joint team” between the countries to fight the virus that was not discussed in the press release.
I spoke with US Vice President Kamla Harris, who congratulated her on the great success of the vaccination campaign in Israel. We agreed to set up a joint team to strengthen cooperation in the fight against the Crown. The Vice President expressed his total opposition to the decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague
– Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) March 4, 2021
Hill contacted the White House for comment.
The two also discussed their “opposition” to the International Criminal Court, which is conducting an investigation into alleged war crimes against Israel in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Biden administration believes that the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel and that the investigation is “unfairly” targeting the country, conformable State Department spokesman Ned Price.