Just hours before Netanyahu boarded his plane for the long flight, Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race. There is tension between Netanyahu and both sides of the U.S. political aisle. Harris has been tougher in her criticism of Israel than Biden, hewing closer to the progressive flank of her party. “I will seek to anchor the bipartisan support that is so important for Israel," Netanyahu said. “The fact that he’s landing in the biggest political storm now shows he doesn’t understand the political situation," said Mitchell Barak, a former adviser to Netanyahu and now a political analyst and director at Jerusalem-based Keevoon Global Research.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 24, 2024 10:59 UTC