Biden should be like Eisenhower to curb Israel


Biden needs to channel Ike in dealing with Israel, says the writer. —TNS

AS Israel’s Gaza offensive has grown ever more deadly and destructive, President Joe Biden has equivocated: condemning the civilian death toll while simultaneously sending more arms to Israel. This position, though perhaps politically expedient at the outset of the conflict, has become untenable.

And now with the ceasefire Biden had predicted optimistically nowhere in sight, United States’ global authority comes further into question.

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