Biden privately insults Netanyahu as an asshole - but (still) sticks to his Israel course. Insiders report that Joe Biden insulted Benjamin Netanyahu several times in private.

The two have many differences of opinion. Biden believes Netanyahu wants to stay in power longer through the war. The president wanted to bring him to a ceasefire, but this was giving Biden “hell.” Biden told reporters on Thursday about the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip that it was “excessive”