While calls for a full cease-fire remain mostly confined to the hard left, a host of mainstream Democrats now advocate a temporary pause in Israel’s bombing campaign. The domestic political backdrop is getting more complicated, too. Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN traveled to Tel Aviv yesterday to push Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU on a potential “humanitarian pause” in Gaza, which Netanyahu then publicly rejected. Here in the U.S., President JOE BIDEN’s immediate and full-throated support for Israel is giving way to a more nuanced position on the part of the administration. And thousands of Palestinian civilians are dead as a humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, where Israel shows no sign of letting up on its retaliatory military campaign.
Hundreds of hostages remain in Hamas’ custody. A global wave of antisemitism has been unleashed. TAKING STOCK - Today marks four weeks since Hamas fighters carried out the most shocking attack on Israel in 50 years.Ī sobering litany of consequences has ensued: Regional tensions in the Middle East have skyrocketed. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on a potential “humanitarian pause” in Gaza, but he publicly rejected it.
