The longstanding ties between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which have spanned nearly five decades, are facing a potential rupture due to diverging political agendas and conflicting objectives in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Reports highlight a growing tension between Washington and Israel as the conflict with Hamas extends, raising concerns about the durability of their historically strong bilateral relationship. Critics argue that Biden's reluctance to leverage U.S. influence over Israel is contributing to the crisis, with Netanyahu seemingly disregarding U.S. positions due to the absence of tangible consequences. This situation has led to calls for the Biden administration to use its leverage more assertively to press Israel for humanitarian considerations and to limit military operations in Gaza to reduce civilian casualties. Despite these criticisms, the U.S. has yet to take significant action to challenge Israel's approach in Gaza, according to commentators. The crisis has resulted in children in Gaza starving, with American bombs and American aid both falling from Gaza's skies. Biden believes he is projecting friendship and loyalty to an ally, but this stance is perceived as weakness, leading to unnecessary suffering among Gazans.
Reporter’s Notebook: Tension between Biden and Netanyahu https://t.co/cUz2b3qvpC
Regardless of the outcome of ceasefire negotiations, the Biden administration should hold Israel to account for its conduct of the war and the obstruction of passage of humanitarian aid, write Leonard Rubenstein and J. Stephen Morrison. https://t.co/ldhiacGetc
“Diplomacy is about arm-twisting as much as persuasion, but Biden seems unwilling to act in ways that give force to his words. Simply put, Netanyahu ignores the White House because there is no cost to doing so." https://t.co/47XNF4eG3A
Despite Biden’s criticism of the Israeli campaign in Gaza, the United States has not yet challenged Israel in a meaningful way, writes @JonahBlank. What can Washington do to get tough on Netanyahu—and bolster its own calls for Israeli restraint? https://t.co/eZLK4GPBGl
.@kwelkernbc weighs in on the rising tension between President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where things stand right now and where they may be headed. https://t.co/BJjyC5z97S
By refusing to condition arms or military aid, "Biden believes he is projecting friendship and loyalty to a beleaguered ally. To Netanyahu and most of the world, it looks like weakness. Meanwhile, Gazans starve unnecessarily...,part of Biden’s legacy." https://t.co/9xjlos2wWz
Read @JonahBlank on how the United States can pressure Israel’s extreme right-wing government to increase humanitarian assistance, limit the scale of its military operations, and take more steps to reduce civilian casualties in Gaza: https://t.co/B0sI4q7mAd
With President Joe Biden, U.S. policy toward Bibi and the Jewish state's counterattacks against Hamas, to root out and destroy the terrorists, has been frenetic, at best. https://t.co/pbASKKGqEg
President Biden, You Have Leverage That Can Save Lives in Gaza. Please Use It. An essential @NickKristof column. https://t.co/3ccFarX89g Excerpt: we’re now in a bizarre situation: American bombs and American aid are both falling from Gaza’s skies. In 1948, the United States and… https://t.co/vzpcSaFkD4
My new column argues that President Biden is still too reluctant to use leverage to push Netanyahu -- so children in Gaza are starving in a war in which we are complicit. Netanyahu ignores Biden because there are no consequences to doing so. https://t.co/UZBtnglN79
My new column argues that President Biden's rhetoric is still too reluctant to use leverage to push Netanyahu -- so children in Gaza are starving in a war in which we are complicit. Netanyahu ignores Biden because there are no consequences to doing so. https://t.co/UZBtnglN79
“The tense Biden and Netanyahu relationship underscores how Washington and Israel are diverging the longer Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza lasts, raising uncomfortable questions about the long-term strength of bilateral ties that once seemed ironclad” https://t.co/y91HTGqaFH
Crucial ties going back almost 50 years between Biden and Netanyahu are nearing an open rupture, spurred by clashing political agendas and conflicting war aims in Gaza: https://t.co/fQkHQSJrs5