The White House is reportedly realizing that it may be unable to prevent a “regional war” In the Middle East
US President Joe Biden is increasingly admitting that he is unable to influence Israel’s military conduct in the Middle East, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed White House officials.
Biden and his aides were “repeatedly frustrated” by Israel’s war in Gaza, especially by the large death toll among Palestinian civilians, the report said. It added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has successfully ignored US counsel.
“As his influence over Netanyahu shrunk, the president’s anger grew,” Politico wrote, citing unnamed officials as saying that phone calls between Biden and Netanyahu “increasingly turned into shouting matches.”
The dynamic illustrates “an acknowledgement” that Biden may be unable to prevent a “regional war” in the Middle East, the magazine said. This forces Biden to…