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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait

The White House is changing its tune on Israel – but does it matter in practice?

A man in a suit and tie sits in front of flags
Joe Biden during a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on 18 October 2023. Photograph: Miriam Alster/Pool via AFP/Getty Images

A soaring civilian death toll and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza has jolted the Biden administration into a stark change of rhetoric towards the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Out has gone cavalier White House disavowals against “drawing red lines” for Israel in Gaza; in have come blunt invocations of international law and the need to limit civilian casualties to a minimum.

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