Biden is losing Michigan, so he’s throwing Israel under the bus
by Timothy Head, Opinion Contributor - 03/30/24 8:00 AM ET
Three weeks ago, President Biden told reporters, while licking an ice cream cone with TV host Seth Meyers, that he hoped “by next Monday, we’ll have a ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas.
It turns out that evaluation of the war wasn’t accurate. Israeli leadership, Hamas and even his own national security adviser Jake Sullivan all had much less optimistic views.
Now his administration tried to strongarm our ally by drafting a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. It won’t work — allowing Hamas to control territory in Gaza is akin to losing the war — but a loud minority of Michigan voters sympathetic to Hamas seem to be driving our Middle East policy right now.
Not to be outdone, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) recently called for new elections in Israel and framed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as an “obstacle” to peace. Netanhayu justifiably responded that elected American officials pushing leadership changes in another democracy was “totally inappropriate.”
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https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4555621-biden-is-losing-michigan-so-hes-throwing-israel-under-the-bus/