JERUSALEM — The relationship between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has oscillated between bitterness and bear hugs since Netanyahu regained power a year ago.
Now, as Israel’s devastating war in Gaza enters its third month, the bitterness is creeping back.
Biden, in his strongest terms yet, echoed growing criticism over the staggering collateral damage from Israel’s military assault on Hamas: more than 18,000 Gazans killed and an unprecedented humanitarian collapse.
Further, the president criticized Netanyahu personally for “indiscriminate bombing” that was eroding Israel’s international support, arguing that the prime minister was beholden to the most radical members of his right-wing government.
