How Netanyahu Pushed Biden to the Edge of His ‘Red Line’
Posted on AllSides May 9th, 2024
From The Center
It was a decision President Biden didn’t want to make.
He had warned Israel nearly two months ago against a full-scale assault on Rafah, the Gaza city whose population had swelled to more than one million as Palestinians sought shelter from the fighting. Finally, Biden took a step he had long resisted.
Last week, officials say, he put a hold on a pending shipment of 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs to Israel, an almost unheard-of show of displeasure with a Middle East ally that Biden hoped would prompt Prime Minister Benjamin...
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