The Nation Magazine: Only in US foreign policy can a person supplying weapons that he knows will be used to commit mass violence be taken seriously if his buddies tell reporters that he was privately unhappy about the whole thing.

Leading outlets have been running these kinds of reports over and over again since Israel’s bombardment began.

  • On November 9, just over one month into the war, ABC News wrote that there was “growing daylight” between Biden and Netanyahu.
  • On November 15, NBC News said that “Biden administration officials are increasingly at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.”
  • On November 16, The Guardian reported that “behind the scenes the tensions are escalating.”
  • On December 14, CNN described “unprecedented tensions” over the war.
  • On December 18, The Hill wrote that the White House was “growing increasingly critical.”
  • On December 21, The Washington Post wrote that Biden and Netanyahu “disagree with growing vehemence” about postwar planning.
  • On December 31, The New York Times reported that things had “grown increasingly fraught” between the two countries.
  • On January 14, Axios reported that Biden was “becoming increasingly frustrated” with Netanyahu.
  • On January 17, NBC News referred to “the Biden administration’s growing frustrations.”
  • On January 19, NPR said that “a rift is deepening” and the AP wrote that “the leaders’ relationship has increasingly shown signs of strain.”
  • On January 24, The Hill wrote that the “relationship…is showing new signs of strain.”
  • On February 8, the Times reported that “relations between the Biden administration and Mr. Netanyahu have become increasingly fraught.”

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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-upset-israel-netanyahu/

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