"Netanyahu exploits Biden's Gaza criticism to consolidate right-wing backing"
The relationship between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become strained once again, as Biden criticized Israel's military assault on Hamas and Netanyahu's right-wing government. Biden called for Netanyahu to change and criticized him for "indiscriminate bombing" that was eroding Israel's international support. Netanyahu rejected Biden's proposal to revitalize the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to govern Gaza after the war and signaled his intention to keep Israeli troops in Gaza indefinitely. Netanyahu's supporters cheered his response, while critics accused him of prioritizing his base over relations with the US. The relationship between the two leaders is growing more complicated as calls for a cease-fire increase and criticism of Biden grows in Israel.
- Netanyahu uses rare Biden criticism over Gaza to rally his right-wing support The Washington Post
- Rifts between Biden and Netanyahu spill into public view CNN
- U.S. and Israel increasingly isolated amid growing calls for a cease-fire NBC News
- Netanyahu Has to Change, Support 2 State Solution With Palestine: Biden Bloomberg
- Opinion: Washington's support of the war in Gaza damages its claim to moral leadership The Globe and Mail
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