Biden struggles to quell backlash in party over Israel’s response to Hamas – NBC
“When Joe Biden came of age, he saw Israel as a besieged state that was a haven for a persecuted Jewish minority, a worldview that stayed with him through his 36 years in the Senate and his rise to the presidency…
“Biden is part of an older generation that recalls a time when Israeli leaders engaged in peace talks with Arab and Palestinian counterparts and signed agreements brokered by past presidents. But for younger Americans, the face of Israel may be Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister and a polarizing figure there and in the U.S. Netanyahu’s government has approved an expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a step backward if the ultimate goal is a peace accord that gives Palestinians their own sovereign state, supporters of a two-state solution say.”
Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war – WaPost
Citing unnamed pro-Israel sources, this WaPost front-page article raises the question of whether Hamas is using a “rope-a-dope” strategy by provoking the Netanyahu regime into a mass retaliative killing of civilians before a world audience. The last two paragraphs of the 64+ paragraph piece might have been at the top:
“Even if its current leadership is effectively destroyed, she said, Hamas and its followers will continue to regard Oct. 7 as a victory. That’s partly because the group unquestionably succeeded in focusing the world’s attention on the Palestinian conflict, she said.
“‘It’s the first time I can remember that Hamas has become so prominent on a global scale,’ Katz said. ‘So many people have already forgotten Oct. 7 because Hamas immediately changed the discussion. It put the focus on Israel, not themselves. And that’s exactly what they wanted.'”
Ungated recap of the story:
Hamas sought to reach West Bank with Oct. 7 onslaught, spark wider war — report – Times of Israel