Despite his public statements supporting Israel, the Biden administration is obviously pressuring Israel to hold off its threatened ground invasion of Gaza. It is also undercutting Israel by repeatedly counseling Israel to comply with the laws of war, as though the IDF is somehow suspect.

As President Biden walked out of his Bidenomics promotion yesterday — he’s certainly got his priorities in order — he responded to a reporter’s question whether he supported “a hostages for-a-ceasefire deal[.]” Biden responded with his characteristic precision (White House transcript <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/23/remarks-by-president-biden-on-how-bidenomics-and-the-investing-in-america-agenda-are-growing-the-economy-in-every-region-of-the-country/" here<="" a="">>: ” We should get the — we should have a ceasefire — not a ceasefire, we should have those hostages released, and then we can talk.”