This chapter explores why President Biden takes a more reserved public stance on the conflict and discusses possible reasons, such as a strategic approach and personal sentiments towards Israel.
As the cease-fire in Gaza has ended and the fierce fighting there has resumed, the United States has issued sharper warnings to Israel’s leaders that they have a responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.
Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discusses the public and private ways in which President Biden is trying to influence Israel’s conduct.
Guest: Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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