Vice President Harris spoke with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE by telephone Thursday after the Biden administration convicted the International Criminal Court of having “unfairly” directed Israel into its new investigation.
In the call, Harris praised Netanyahu for his peace talks with other Middle Eastern countries and affirmed the U.S. commitment to ensuring Israel’s security, especially with regard to Iran and its nuclear program.
“He expressed strong support for Israel’s recent pioneering normalization agreements with countries in the Arab and Muslim world, and stressed the importance of advancing peace, security and prosperity for both Israelis and Palestinians, “he said. the press release of the states of the call.
Harris and Netanyahu also discussed COVID-19 and how the two countries can work together to combat the pandemic that has gripped the world for a year.
“They discussed the importance of advancing scientific cooperation between our two countries and efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic,” the press release says.
However, Netanyahu in a tweet later 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 establish a joint team to strengthen cooperation in the fight against Crown. The vice president expressed the total opposition of the US administration to the decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague
– Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) March 4, 2021
The Hill has contacted the White House to comment.
The two also discussed their “opposition” to the International Criminal Court 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” directed at the country, in accordance with State Department spokeswoman Ned Price.