Republican Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden as “a very bad Palestinian” who doesn't want to aid Israel in its operations against Hamas in Gaza. “He doesn't want to do it. He's become like a Palestinian – but they don't like him because he's a very weak one,” former president Trump mentioned in the initial presidential debate with Biden in Atlanta. Ayah Ziyadeh, director of American Muslims for Palestine, stated that the “bad Palestinian” remark “was overtly racist” and demonstrates deep-rooted racism. The debate highlighted a lack of initiative from both Democrats and Republicans to end the conflict and support the establishment of a Palestinian state. Trump suggested that Israel wants the war to persist and indicated minimal support for the creation of a Palestinian state to achieve peace in the region. Meanwhile, Biden mentioned an alleged backing for his ceasefire plan from various parties except Hamas, proposing a three-stage strategy to resolve the conflict.