President Joe Biden injected his diplomacy directly into the Israel-Hamas conflict on Wednesday, visiting Tel Aviv and declaring he did not believe Israel was responsible for the explosion that leveled a Gaza hospital and killed hundreds.
"You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist," Biden said, expressing how non-Jews can also support the state of Israel. "I think the security and safety of Jews worldwide is anchored in the continued vibrance of the state of Israel. That's what I think it's about at its core."
Biden arrived Wednesday morning and immediately declared his support for Israel, though he said he had hard questions about the Israeli plan for an invasion of Gaza that he wanted to ask.
But as protests erupted across the world after the deadly Gaza hospital explosion, Biden said he believed Israel's account that the rocket attack was caused by an errant missile fired from within Gaza. Hamas has blamed Israel for the attack.
