The U.S. abstention on Monday at the UN Security Council on an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza pushed the Israeli Prime Minister to stop the departure of a high-ranking delegation for Washington.
The latter, led by Netanyahu's strategic advisor, Ron Dermer, was to go to the White House to hear the grievances of President Biden. Washington has lost influence over the policy of its protégé in the Middle East. The United States still “stands behind ” Israel and remains the number one ally of the Jewish state.