Opinion
Biden must show Netanyahu who’s in charge
The US president must apply far more pressure on Israel’s prime minister to pull back on his military attacks in Gaza that have left thousands of civilians dead.
Gideon RachmanColumnist“Who’s the f---ing superpower here,” said Bill Clinton, after his first meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in 1996. The former US president was outraged by the new Israeli prime minister’s hectoring arrogance.
Almost 30 years later, Netanyahu is once again leader of Israel – and Joe Biden must be tempted to echo Clinton’s words. Ever since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 last year, the US president has provided the Netanyahu government with military support and diplomatic cover for its ferocious retaliatory offensive in Gaza.
Financial Times
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