Biden condemns offensive Obama remarks but reiterates U.S. support for Israel

Biden spoke at the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) conference, the largest Jewish gathering in North America. In a video posted on Haaretz.com’s Facebook page from the speech, Biden states:

“There is no excuse, there should be no tolerance for any member or employee of the Israeli administration referring to the president of United States in derogatory terms. Period, period, period, period!”

He also reiterated the United States’ support for Israel.

“No one need worry about the future of the relationship of Israel and the United States,” Biden said.“No one, no one, no one, can undermine our relationship or our longtime commitment to the security and the future of the Jewish democratic State of Israel. We stand as one.”