How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
The article reports that senior U.S. officials from the Biden administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's military campaign in Gaza. Despite internal consensus that Israel was killing more Palestinians than necessary, the administration believed it could not persuade Israel to change its approach. President Biden faced a choice between backing the campaign or cutting off weapons, which could leave Hamas in control. Biden's public bluster was less fierce than it seemed; his threat to withhold weapons if Israel attacked Rafah was unplanned. The administration suspended a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs but allowed 500-pound bombs to be shipped separately. Legal reviews under National Security Memorandum 20 and the Geneva Conventions found loopholes, with lawyers unable to prove war crimes definitively. The State Department assessed aid volumes only at the time of reporting, ignoring patterns of obstruction. Officials say Biden wanted to continue support unless explicitly told he could not, and he was not given that directive.
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