Former US Vice President Joe Biden described President Donald Trump´s plan known as the "Deal of the Century" as a cheap stunt.
Biden, who is fighting the presidential election battle for the Democratic nomination against Republican President Donald Trump in the November 3, 2020 elections, said in a video conference to the Israel Lobby "American Israel Public Relations Committee - AIPAC" on Sunday March 1 2020 "Trump´s vision of peace is nothing but a cheap political stunt, as there is no alternative for Palestinians and Israelis to work together to find a solution."
Dan Biden, who had won Saturday / February 29, 2020, his first electoral battle in the state of Carolina, approaching the numbers of delegates from candidate Bernie Sanders, who announced last week his boycott of the AIPAC conference, the continued settlement and threat to annex the occupied Palestinian territories, saying that "Israel must stop the threats With annexation (annexation of the occupied West Bank) and settlement activity, such as the recent announcement of settlement construction in E1, "stressing that the only solution is a two-state solution.
Other Democratic candidates, with the exception of Mike Bloomberg, declined to speak to AIPAC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Senator Bernie Sanders, who is leading the Democratic candidates, on Sunday morning (1/3) over the video, for his statement last week that he would boycott "AIPAC", which provides a platform hostile to the Palestinians, describing Sanders´ decision as "disgraceful."
"This year, AIPAC has been accused of providing a platform for intolerance. These are malicious and malicious accusations," Netanyahu said, speaking to the annual conference of the Israel lobby via satellite.
"The best way to respond to this abuse is to do what you do - meet in Washington today, with full force, as Democrats and Republicans ... you are sending a wonderful message to all of those who seek to weaken our alliance that they will fail."
Sanders made the remarks when he explained why he declined to participate in the AIPAC conference. Sanders is a sharp critic of Netanyahu and his policies toward the Palestinians.
Sanders (a Jew) reiterated in the debate between the candidates last Tuesday in South Carolina, described by the Israeli Prime Minister as a "reactionary racist" and said he would consider canceling the move by US President Trump to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
He criticized Netanyahu Sanders and other progressive Democrats, who are demanding a more sympathetic US foreign policy with the Palestinians, as extremists.
"I have a message for all of those radicals who seek to weaken [American-Israeli relations]: The best days in the American-Israeli alliance are yet to come," Netanyahu said.
The AIPAC conference, which opened on Saturday, witnessed a number of speakers attacking Sanders, the most prominent of whom was the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, who he described as "an ignorant fool."
Danon said: "Everyone who describes the Prime Minister of Israel as" racist "is either a liar, an ignorant fool, or both." He added, "We do not want Sanders at AIPAC, and we do not want it in Israel."
Netanyahu also praised the "deal of the century" that Trump unveiled on January 28th, pledging to move forward with Trump´s plan, which would allow Israel to annex settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
"Israel will then apply its sovereignty over all the territories that the Trump administration has identified as part of Israel ... The map of Israel will change, the future of Israel will change, and it will change for the better," Netanyahu said.
In a complete departure from the positions of previous US administrations, Trump´s "Deal of the Century" plan provides a vision for the establishment of a Palestinian pantostan state in a part of the West Bank and a small number of neighborhoods in East Jerusalem (excluding the Old City) and the Gaza Strip, provided that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and strip The arms of Hamas and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, and fulfill other conditions, such as completely abandoning the right of return of Palestinian refugees, allowing Israel to annex settlements, granting it sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and comprehensive security control over the West Jordan River.
Addressing AIPAC, Netanyahu said, "Trump´s century deal is the opportunity of the century for Israel."
He said, "The plan enables Israel to guarantee our vital interest and leaves the path open to a political settlement with the Palestinians, and it will help Israel to normalize relations with our other Arab neighbors."
