Israel will stand alone, Netanyahu says after Biden's Rafah weapons threat
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Biden: US Won't Supply Offensive Weapons for Rafah Assault
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The US is committed to preventing malicious actors from threatening Israel's legitimate concerns and making sure Israel can defend itself from terror. However, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has gotten out of hand, and the Biden administration won't support further offensive action in Rafah. Netanyahu must keep his promises to work with US allies to resolve this conflict.
Pro-Israel narrative
There's only one word to describe the Biden administration's current policy toward Israel: betrayal. At the climax of this war, Biden has unilaterally decided that the opinions of pro-Hamas fanatics are more important than Israel's legitimate security concerns. Other US allies should take heed.
Pro-Palestine narrative
After over half a year of grinding brutality, the Biden administration is running damage control for its grotesque policies. The US has helped Israel destroy Gaza every step of the way, and now that the deed is done, the US wants to end offensive arms shipments. It's simply too little, too late.