Joe Biden Faces Irish Anger on St. Patrick's Day

Joe Biden might hope his annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations will be a chance to drum up support as his presidential reelection campaign kicks off in earnest.

But while he hobnobs with a number of international politicians including Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly, the first and deputy first ministers of Northern Ireland, the United States president will face anger from some on both sides of Ireland's border who oppose his response to the Israel-Hamas war.

The U.S. has long been an ally of Israel and Biden has supported the country with aid and weaponry. The U.S. has vetoed three United Nations resolutions calling for a ceasefire, despite global criticism. Biden has toughened his approach to Israel in recent months, calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, and warning Israel that it faces "strategic defeat" if it allows the humanitarian crisis to continue.

Since the conflict escalated to other countries, the U.S. and its allies have carried out attacks on Houthi bases in Yemen after the Houthis targeted shipping in the Red Sea in response to the war in Gaza.