Let’s Just Say It: Biden Has Done a Great Job with Israel

We’re watching one of the best foreign policy responses by a U.S. president in a generation. We ought to recognize it.

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1. It Doesn’t Get Better

We should just say it out loud: President Biden’s reaction to the 10/7 attack has been one of the best pieces of foreign policy crisis management by an American president in a generation.

In one week Biden has:

1. Given Israel moral, rhetorical, and concrete support.

2. Rallied Europe to Israel’s cause.

3. Pulled the main body of the Democratic party even further away from its radical, anti-Israel fringe.

4. And pushed Israel to be more attentive to humanitarian concerns in its campaign against Hamas.

Here’s how he did it: