For President Joe Biden , it’s all about November 2024 . The Israel-Hamas war came as an unwelcome diversion that has forced the Biden campaign to confront an unexpected and largely new problem: major division within the Democratic Party .

Biden’s clumsy efforts to appease the pro-Palestinian wing of the party while maintaining his declared solidarity with the Jewish state proves it’s impossible to straddle the fence on such a hot-button issue. And despite Biden’s insistence that Israel has the right to defend itself, when forced to choose between offending the Palestinians or offending our closest ally in the Middle East, he routinely chooses the latter.

BIDEN'S AUTO SAFETY OFFICIAL FORCED TO RESIGN FROM TEMPORARY ROLE

At a private fundraiser last week, Biden told donors that Israel was losing the support of the international community over its indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians. This refrain is nothing new. It’s been expressed repeatedly by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other administration officials since the war began.

The Biden administration is holding Israel to an impossible standard. As the IDF tries to adhere to the new U.S.-imposed rules of engagement, Israeli troops are paying the price. And Israelis are left wondering just whose side America is on.

The typically unflappable Israeli journalist Caroline Glick highlighted Biden’s remarks in a recent podcast titled, “Biden has declared war on the Netanyahu government.” Responding to Biden’s comment that “Hamas does not represent all Palestinians,” she pointed out........

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