And he said Biden “This is one of the most important things I’ve ever had the opportunity to do in my entire career,” he said in his apology at an outdoor sports field in Laveen, Arizona, near Phoenix.
He added: “It is a sin stuck in our souls. I officially apologize.”
A few hundred people attended, many wearing traditional tribal dress, and cheered when Biden apologized for the trauma faced by generations of ethnic groups. Native Americans Because of boarding schools across the country.
But a Palestinian supporter interrupted Biden, saying: “How do you apologize for genocide when you commit genocide in Palestine?”
The president replied: “Many innocent people are being killed and this must stop.”
US support led to wars Israel in Gaza Lebanon led to months of protests across the United States, and human rights defenders demanded a ban on arms exports to Israel because tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the region, while Palestinians in the Gaza Strip suffer from hunger and disease.
Israel and Washington deny the accusations leveled against Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in Gaza, and Washington continues its generous support for its ally at all levels, including military support.
Friday’s visit is the first for the Democratic president to go to a Native American province while he is in office, and it is part of his efforts to strengthen his legacy in his final months remaining in the White House.
Arizona is also one of the seven swing states in a heated race for the US presidential elections, which will be held on November 5th and are being contested. Kamala HarrisDemocratic Vice President, and former Republican President Donald Trump.