[Biden's]The change in rhetoric was wholly insincere, a response not to #Israel’s crimes but to #Biden’s people finally getting it through his head that he was jeopardizing his #re-election chances by unconditionally supporting #Netanyahu’s #genocidal onslaught. Thus, he put on more of a sympathetic face, but did not make a single change in policy.
Rafah, however, presents a greater difficulty. It’s not because it would mean a massacre of innocent Palestinians that would stand out even from this seven month slaughter. We have ample evidence that such considerations do not bother Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Antony #Blinken.
Rather, it’s the reaction that is feared, and not only in Washington. Arab dictatorships are starting to show concern about their ability to contain the anger of their citizens, while #protests in Europe are gaining more momentum, inspired by the courageous students in the United States. Türkiye has cut trade ties with Israel, and Columbia has severed all diplomatic contacts with Israel.
