By treating politics as transactional, Americans keep underestimating most Palestinians’ apocalyptic, all-or-nothing zealotry.
The US has been criticized by Democratic US Representatives for their sale of arms to Israel.
The absence from the coalition of most of the major European countries, including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, is an important and frightening message from the world to Israel.
Blinken arrived for what is his fourth regional visit in the last three months
United States Senator Lindsey Graham met with the families of hostages and discussed the importance of securing their immediate release.
“We told the ICRC that we expect them to condemn Hamas’ war crimes, the massacre of over 1,200 people, the kidnapping, the rape of women. No humanitarian organization can be quiet."
Biden specifically mentioned Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Biden, speaking at a White House reception for the Jewish Hanukkah festival, recalled his decades-long relationship with Netanyahu.
“They [the US] understand they are not in a position to tell the IDF how much time is needed to achieve its goals,” said National Security Advisor Tzahi Hanegbi.
The government needs to stop playing politics and instead outline a vision for the day after in Gaza.