The Biden administration has backed Israel both with public and diplomatic support and with weapons, with Blinken days ago again bypassing congressional review to rush a sale of weapons to Israel.

According to AFP, Biden’s approach has provoked fury in parts of the Arab world and has proven to be a liability with much of the left-wing base of his Democratic Party, less than a year before elections.

But the Biden administration has also voiced exasperation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the heavy toll on civilians in the Gaza Strip, as well as provocative statements from Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners.

The State Department has criticised Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has called for the removal of Gazans from the Palestinian territory.