Biden Pledges ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Israel’s Security on Eve of Passover

President Biden said that this year’s Passover falls particularly hard on families with loved ones still held captive by Hamas.

President Joe Biden speaks about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington on April 3, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his “ironclad” commitment to Israel’s security and “its right to exist as an independent Jewish state” on the eve of the Passover holiday.

“My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad,” the president said in a statement on April 21.