Trump: Biden 'Like a Palestinian' in Exchange on Israel

Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden during their presidential debate - The AP.
Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden during their presidential debate - The AP.
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Trump: Biden 'Like a Palestinian' in Exchange on Israel

Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden during their presidential debate - The AP.
Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden during their presidential debate - The AP.

Donald Trump on Thursday accused US President Joe Biden of siding with Palestinians in the brutal Gaza conflict for allegedly refusing to help Israel "finish the job" in the war against Hamas.

"He doesn't want to do it. He's become like a Palestinian -- but they don't like him because he's a very bad Palestinian, he's a weak one," Trump said during their presidential debate at CNN headquarters in Atlanta.

According to AFP, Trump's many invectives and sarcasm targeting the Democratic president were met with laughter and shouts of approval, while Biden's every hesitation and throat-clearing was a moment of triumph for most.

Republican supporters were reveling in sharing public space around politics in San Francisco.

"Did Trump win?" asked a beaming John Dennis, the party chairman for the Californian city.

"I was afraid Trump would be too aggressive from the start, but he did very well," he told AFP.

"You just have to give someone enough rope to hang themselves and that's what Trump did with Biden."



Austin: US Will Provide $2.3 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) welcomes Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (L) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 02 July 2024. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) welcomes Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (L) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 02 July 2024. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
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Austin: US Will Provide $2.3 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) welcomes Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (L) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 02 July 2024. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) welcomes Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (L) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 02 July 2024. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the US will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems.

The announcement came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with Austin at the Pentagon. And it marks a strong response to pleas from Kyiv for help in battling Russian forces in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia had dropped more than 800 powerful glide bombs in Ukraine in the last week alone. And he urged national leaders to relax restrictions on the use of Western weapons to strike military targets inside Russia. In particular, he said Ukraine needs the “necessary means to destroy the carriers of these bombs, including Russian combat aircraft, wherever they are.”

Ukraine is expected to get "good news" in its quest for more air defence systems at a NATO summit in Washington next week, a senior US State Department official said on Tuesday.

"We hope we'll be able to get to the summit and make some new announcements on air defense," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"You've heard that the Ukrainians are keen to secure additional Patriots or similar systems. And I think we'll have some additional good news for them on that front."

Ukrainian officials have been urging their allies for months to supply more air defense systems to defend against frequent missile and drone attacks from Russian forces following Moscow's 2022 invasion.