US Politics
Marion McKeone: Biden’s brinkmanship with Netanyahu running out of time
The rift between the two leaders is growing but presidential politics will come to the fore in the coming weeks
Friday’s failure of a US resolution linking an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to the release of Israeli hostages and the unfettered provision of emergency humanitarian aid came as no surprise to anyone at the UN Security Council – least of all the United States.
It’s the fourth time since the war began that the Security Council’s members have failed to unite behind resolutions calling for a ceasefire.
The US vetoed three previous resolutions and sources ...
