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View Comments WASHINGTON – The deadly violence in Israel and Gaza isn’t just an urgent foreign policy crisis for President Joe Biden. It’s also a fraught political issue in Washington, with Democrats increasingly divided over America's traditional support for Israel.  Biden is under mounting pressure from progressives to offer stronger support for the Palestinians, who were sidelined during much of the Trump administration. However, the U.S. has consistently supported Israel economically and militarily since its founding.  "The movement for a more balanced U.S. policy that is pro-Isr...

New York Times: Washington's attempt to sidestep 'existential conflict' backfires.

President Biden answered a question about the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants on Thursday after delivering remarks at the White House on the Colonial Pipeline incident. His public comments on the situation in the Middle East have been limited while the administration says it is focused on diplomacy behind the scenes. T.J. Kirkpatrick / Pool/Getty Images As Hamas rockets have rained down on Israeli cities, Israeli airstrikes and artillery have crumbled buildings in the Gaza Strip, and violent mobs have attacked one another in Israel's streets, President Biden has remained most...

It was, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed in September, “the dawn of a new Middle East.”

Saturday, May 15, 2021 by Scott Detrow (NPR) Play Audio President Biden answers a question about the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants on Thursday after delivering remarks at the White House on the Colonial Pipeline incident. His public comments on the situation in the Middle East have been limited while the administration says it is focused on diplomacy behind the scenes. Image credit: T.J. Kirkpatrick Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be ...