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Edward Luce

Biden must keep a seething Netanyahu in check

The temptation is to offer Israel’s leader unconditional support, but it would be wiser to try to break the cycle of violence in the region.

There is no contradiction between reviling terrorism and tackling its roots.

Both the following statements are true: Hamas has plumbed new depths of bestial cruelty; Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel has starved non-violent Palestinian alternatives.

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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.

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