US Politics

Marion McKeone: As war rages in Gaza, Biden grapples with fallout for America

The US president faces the most challenging international crisis of his time in office

Palestinians evacuate following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Picture: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty

A week after the deadliest surprise attack on Israeli since the 1973 Yom Kippur war half a century ago, US president Joe Biden is grappling with the most challenging international crisis of his presidency.

The American to-do list is as enormous as it is complex. Negotiate the release of US and Israeli hostages, evacuate US citizens from Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, and dispatch military support to Israel – all while responding to mounting ...