Biden on the floor of the Senate, 1986:
"If we look at the middle east, I think it's about time we stop—those of us who support (as most of us do) Israel in this body—for apologizing for our support for Israel. There is no apology to be made! None! It is the best three billion dollar investment we make. Were there not an Israel, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interest in the region. The United States would have to go out and invent an Israel."
Biden in a speech at J Street's 2013 National Conference:
"So I say here... what I would say anywhere and do say everywhere: that America's support for Israel's security is unshakable, period. [Applause.] Period, period. [Applause.] And I want to make clear:—and those of you who have been around awhile have heard me say this before over the years—it's not based merely on our moral commitment to Israel, but on our mutual national security interests. [Applause.] Ladies and gentlemen, if there were not an Israel we would have to invent one to make sure our interests were secured."
Biden in a speech at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., for the 67th Annual Israeli Independence Day Celebration, 2015:
"The modern State of Israel was born... defiant in the face of overwhelming military numbers massed on its borders.... You [Israel] were blessed with one of the greatest generations of founding fathers and mothers of any nation in the history of the world — Ben-Gurion, Meir, Begin, Sharon, Rabin, Peres. They all fashioned Israel into a vibrant, vibrant democracy.... As many of you heard me say before, were there no Israel, America would have to invent one. We’d have to invent one because... you protect our interests like we protect yours. [Applause.]"
And just so we know exactly what Joe really means here, these are a few quotes by some of those "greatest... founding fathers and mothers of any nation in the history of the world," as he puts it:
Yitzhak Rabin in the leaked censored version of the Rabin memoirs:
"We walked outside, Ben-Gurion accompanying us. Allon repeated his question, 'What is to be done with the Palestinian population?' Ben-Gurion waved his hand in a gesture which said, 'Drive them out.'"
Ben-Gurion in a diary entry for July 18, 1948:
"We must do everything to insure they (the Palestinians) never do return... The old will die and the young will forget."
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