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Biden steps up pressure on Israel − using the key levers available against an ally with strong domestic support

  • Written by Jordan Tama, Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
imagePresident Joe Biden greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City in September 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The fraying relationship between the U.S. and Israel over the latter country’s conduct of its war in Gaza got even worse on April 4, 2024, several days after Israel killed seven aid workers in a drone...

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