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Joe Biden confuses Haifa with Rafah, warns Israel: ‘Don’t move on Haifa’

The US president made the blunder during a stop on his campaign trail in Pennsylvania

April 18, 2024 14:18
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Joe Biden on the campaign trail in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he grew up (Photo: Getty)
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Joe Biden appeared to confuse the Israeli port city of Haifa with the Gazan city of Rafah, marking the latest in a series of slip-ups when speaking in public in recent months. 

The 81-year-old US president made the blunder when asked by a reporter on Tuesday about his plan to win over pro-Palestinian US voters given his staunch support for Israel in the wake of the October 7 attacks and subsequent war in Gaza.

“I’ve been meeting with them, number one,” Biden replied. “Number two, I made it clear that we have to vastly increase the amount of food, water, healthcare going into Gaza.”

He then added: “And I made it clear to Israelis – don’t move on Haifa,” apparently meaning to say Rafah, before trailing off.

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