Miguel Afonso Caetano"If the Biden administration’s stance is that Israel is entitled to continue the war until it achieves its own self-defined objectives, what is the point of pretending that there can be a negotiated settlement?
The answer is public opinion. Very few Democrats approve of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, and a majority of Americans who voted for Biden want the United States to halt weapons transfers to Israel. Biden knows a policy that guarantees endless war is unpopular and would create further backlash. He has therefore hoped to satisfy both pro-Israel Democrats and critics of the war by continuing to transfer unlimited arms while also appearing to negotiate a peace deal. The diplomacy theater is an effort to convince the public that Biden’s hands are tied—that while he would like to end the war, he simply cannot, and the most powerful country in the world is powerless.
That narrative has been successful. Plenty of people who should know better have accepted at face value the Biden administration’s claim that it is trying to bring about peace."
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/26/gaza-ceasefire-israel-biden-netanyahu-hamas-us-diplomacy/
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