U.S. President Joe Biden took his beef with his Israeli counterpart into dangerous territory this week, threatening to withhold arms sales as the Jewish state faces attacks on multiple fronts.

Last week, Biden quietly approved a pause on the shipment of 2,000- and 500-pound bombs to Israel, and delayed the sale of 6,500 kits used to turn unguided bombs into precision-guided weapons, along with more than $1 billion worth of tank munitions, mortar rounds and other weapons.