Biden walks tightrope with support for Israel as allies and the left push for restraint

Published October 22, 2023 6:00 AM

By AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing anew the balancing act of demonstrating full-throated support for America’s closet ally in the Middle East while trying to press the Israelis to act with enough restraint to keep their war with Hamas from metastasizing. Biden is promising to have Israel’s back as it aims to take out the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip and carried out the brutal attacks that killed 1,400 Israelis. But as the crisis in the Middle East unfolds, Biden is facing building pressure in the U.S. and from allies to balance his support for Israel with recognition for the plight of innocent Palestinians.

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