Biden inches away from Netanyahu as Israeli PM fails to heed US on Gaza
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After walking fine line between Israel and US Arab community, experts say Biden has justification to take ‘harder line’ before electionA long time ago, Joe Biden signed a photo for Benjamin Netanyahu. “Bibi, I love you,” he recalls writing. “I don’t agree with a damn thing you say.”This twisty, best-of-frenemies relationship has been at the heart of the crisis in Gaza for the past five months. Unfortunately for the US president, the message from Jerusalem has been: he’s just not that into you. Continue reading...