The US president’s message now seems to be that supporting Israel and supporting Netanyahu are not the same thing, though how he will use his influence remains to be seen
President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023. Leo Varadkar appeared to be pushing on an opening door. The Taoiseach’s use of his St Patrick’s Day visit to lobby on Gaza came at an opportune time and was welcome to the US president, evidence of international support for his and the US’s sharpened critique of Israel’s war.
“The Taoiseach and I agree about the urgent need to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza and get the ceasefire deal,” Biden said, reiterating their shared insistence that a two-state solution, adamantly rejected by the Israeli leader, is “the only path to lasting peace and security.” Liam Cunningham: ‘I tell people I’m a migrant. It messes with them. You can see them getting a twitch’His comments will go down well at home, and with the many Democrats critical of Biden’s apparent willingness to allow Israel a free hand and of the ongoing supply of US weapons.
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