President Joe Biden just dodged a bullet. Biden’s focus has been on COVID-19 vaccinations, seeing everyone returning to work, and stimulating the economy. He needs every Democrat on board with his plans. What he did not want was a confrontation with the liberal left of his party over support for Israel. So he was likely saying to his staff “Whew, we have peace in the Middle East without me taking a stand on Israel Palestinian feud.”
Since neither side wants to resolve the Israel Palestinian issue there is sure to be many more hits on Gaza because the loss of life and injuries in Israel was small (12 lives) that the prime minister of Israel is willing to accept every few years rather than reaching a conclusion of a treaty with a Palestinian state.
The cycle of revenge will continue to be part of Middle Eastern life for many more decades.
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