拜登回忆录新节选：称内塔尼亚胡爱作没有打算兑现的承诺，只顾自身政治需要
美国前总统拜登在将于11月17日出版的回忆录《Promise Me, America》中严厉批评以色列总理内塔尼亚胡，称对方在加沙战争期间一再作出没有能力、也没有打算兑现的承诺，把自身政治需要置于以色列的长远利益之上。CNN与美联社11月13日至14日刊出了该书的新节选。
拜登写道，他与内塔尼亚胡相识数十年、两人可以坦率交谈，但彼此之间没有多少信任。他说，自己在私下通话中反复要求以方采取措施减少加沙平民的苦难，内塔尼亚胡承认平民伤亡有损以色列形象、会削弱美国对战争的支持，并承诺改变作战方式，但随后总有新的军事行动造成更多平民死亡。
拜登写道，内塔尼亚胡毫不在意地作出他既没有能力、也没有意愿兑现的承诺；每当美方要求解释，以方总有一种解释或一个借口，但结果都一样。他对内塔尼亚胡未能以政治家的方式思考、守护以色列的长远利益感到失望，认为对方专注于眼前的政治需要与保住权力。
拜登同时为任内继续向以色列提供支持辩护，否认自己被内塔尼亚胡操纵，并称加沙的苦难以及食物与药品的短缺是他一直背负的悲剧。他还警告，下一代美国领导人未必还会像他这一代人那样坚定支持以色列。这本回忆录定于11月17日正式发售。
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（来源：CNN）
Biden Memoir Excerpt: Netanyahu Made Promises He Never Intended to Keep and Put His Own Politics First
In his memoir Promise Me, America, to be published on November 17, former U.S. President Joe Biden sharply criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, writing that during the Gaza war Netanyahu repeatedly made promises he had neither the power nor the intention to keep, and put his own political needs ahead of Israel's long-term interests. CNN and the Associated Press published new excerpts from the book on November 13-14.
Biden writes that he had known Netanyahu for decades and that the two could speak frankly, but that there was little trust between them. In private calls, he says, he repeatedly pressed Israel to take steps to reduce civilian suffering in Gaza; Netanyahu acknowledged that civilian casualties hurt Israel's image and weakened U.S. support for the war and promised to change course, yet another military operation causing more civilian deaths would follow.
Netanyahu, Biden writes, had no compunction about making promises he was neither able nor willing to fulfill; whenever Washington asked for explanations, the Israelis always had an explanation or an excuse, but the result was the same. He says he was frustrated that Netanyahu failed to think like a statesman and protect Israel's long-term interests, focusing instead on his immediate political needs and on staying in power.
Biden also defends his administration's continued support for Israel, rejects the claim that Netanyahu manipulated him, and calls the suffering in Gaza and the shortages of food and medicine a tragedy he carries with him. He warns that the next generation of American leaders may not share his generation's steadfast commitment to Israel. The memoir goes on sale on November 17.
(Source: CNN)
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图片来源：图：2023年10月，时任美国总统拜登与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡在特拉维夫会晤（资料图）。白宫照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Then-President Joe Biden meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in October 2023 (file photo). The White House, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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