Only Biden can stop the war

If the U.S. cut off military aid to Israel or applied serious economic sanctions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would collapse almost instantly.

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 18, 2023. Sanctioning Israel has always seemed unthinkable in Washington, but the time may be coming when saving Israel from itself is the least bad alternative, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Cameron Smith

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

February 26, 2024

LONDON, U.K.—More than four months into the sixth Arab-Israeli War, with about 1,500 Israelis and 30,000 Palestinians dead, all the major local actors are stuck. Only the United States can stop the killing—if it chooses to do so.

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