Israeli officials and analysts said Biden’s warning appeared to be a political message that in the short term wouldn’t affect Israel’s ability to wage war. But the country’s long-term ability to fight on several fronts could be threatened if the U.S. president followed through on his threat to pause more weapons deliveries if Israel launches a major assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. More than one million Palestinians are sheltering there from the war.
The pause risks one of the worst crises ever in Israeli-American relations, drawing comparisons to President Ronald Reagan’s decision to delay delivery of F-16 jet fighters to Israel during its bombardment of Beirut in 1981.
Netanyahu responded to Biden in a video message released on Thursday, saying, “If we need to stand alone, we will stand alone. As I’ve already said—we will fight with our fingernails.”
And look at the context - Biden unfreezing billions for Iran, transferring billions to Qatar, sending military aid to dictatorships that only thinly pretend not to be overtly anti-Americanm, refusing to designate obvious terror groups as terror groups and wipe them out to save the world economy. But then there's Israel. Can't have them using American weapons! They might hurt someone!
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