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Biden Makes Up Story About Meeting With Israeli PM Prior to Six-Day War in '67

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President Joe Biden retold a story Wednesday about meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir just prior to the Six-Day War in 1967 that previous fact-checks have proven false.

During a news conference in Tel Aviv just after arriving in Israel, Biden stated, “You know, I’ve often said … I remember the first time that I was in Israel with Golda Meir … just before the Six-Day War.”

While posing for a picture during that visit, he recalled the late prime minister saying to him, “You look worried, senator.”

Biden recalled answering that he was worried, given what they had just discussed about the likelihood of war breaking out.

She responded, “Don’t worry, we Jews have a secret weapon in our fight. We have no place else to go.”

Both CNN and Fox News pointed out in December 2021 when the president told essentially the same story, that the Six-Day War was in 1967, long before Biden was a senator and Meir was the prime minister of Israel.

Biden was elected a senator from Delaware in 1972, taking office in January 1973, and Meir became prime minister in 1969.

In 1967, Biden was a law student at Syracuse University.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds posted a response on social media: “Joe Biden just said he was in Israel as a U.S. Senator right before the Six Day War. Another PROVABLE lie by our president. Joe, you became a Senator in 1973, and the Six Day War was in 1967. Why lie?”

CNN reported that Biden visited Israel about five weeks before the Yom Kippur War broke out in October 1973.

In telling the story in December 2021, Biden “inflated” the importance of his trip, saying he acted as a “liaison” between Israel and Egypt, according to the news outlet.

“There is no evidence that Meir had any intention of using him as any sort of ‘liaison,'” CNN said.

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In fact, notes taken at the meeting by an Israeli official, Gideon Yarden, described the 30-year-old Biden as full of appreciation for Meir, but spoke in a manner that reflected “his age and diplomatic ‘experience.’”

Yarden put the word “experience” in quotation marks, conveying sarcasm, according to CNN.

On Wednesday, Biden offered strong support for Israel as it responds to the Hamas terrorist attacks that left over 1,300 dead earlier this month.

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“You don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist,” he said. “And 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. I’ve admired you in this country for so long.”

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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