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US President Joe Biden doubled down on both his support for Israel and the Palestinian community when asked in a fresh interview why US support for Israel is “so strong". The interview with Speedy Morman, a journalist at culture magazine , was filmed Friday and released Monday on the publication's “360 with Speedy" series on YouTube.

“You don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and a Zionist is about whether or not Israel is a safe haven for Jews because of their history of how they’ve been persecuted,” Biden told Morman. Biden also said “yes" when asked if he considers himself a Zionist.

The president went on to highlight what he has done for Palestinians, like pushing for humanitarian aid to get into the Gaza Strip amid Israel's months-long war on the coastal enclave. “I’m the guy that did more for the Palestinian community than anybody," he said. "I’m the guy that opened up all the assets. I’m the guy that made sure that I got the Egyptians to open the border to let goods through, medicine and food."