The Biden administration failed with Israel and Gaza
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Fears of another Middle East imbroglio were ignited a year ago after a deadly attack from Hamas led Israel to embark on an indiscriminate bombing campaign in Gaza. Those fears are now materializing as Israel targets Iran proxies Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, leading Iran to send 180 ballistic missiles flying toward Israel.
Israel’s year-long campaign has been carried out with unconditional financial and military backing from the United States — a policy most Americans oppose.
President Joe Biden flouts public opinion with his policy of unconditional support. In doing so, he imperils Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and risks dragging Americans into an unwanted conflict.
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Read more of Eloise’s article in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Eloise Cassier is a research associate at the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group.
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