The telephone call between Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the American president for the first time raised the possibility of conditioning American support for Israel, comes against a backdrop of
“growing dissatisfaction”
in Washington with its ally, according to a White House spokesperson.
“Yes, there is growing discontent
,” said John Kirby, asked about Joe Biden’s state of mind while Benjamin Netanyahu has so far remained deaf to his calls to act in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. However, US support for Israel remains
“unwavering”
, he assures.
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