Biden's Legacy: Apartheid or Peace?

Protesters gathered outside the United Nations as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly. President Biden, who met with Netanyahu on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, has criticized Israel's far-right government and expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. However, the Biden administration continues to provide $3.8 billion in annual military funding to Israel, despite concerns that it supports an apartheid state. Israeli forces have killed at least 240 Palestinians this year, including six on the day before Biden and Netanyahu's meeting. Critics argue that Biden's support for Israel is unconditional and contributes to the consolidation of apartheid rule in the occupied territories. Additionally, Biden is pushing for Israel to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, further isolating and marginalizing Palestinians. Jewish public opinion in the U.S. is shifting, particularly among young people, but the organized American Jewish establishment continues to support Israel's actions.