Biden’s Rafah red line was months in the making

President Joe Biden‘s threat this week to cut off the U.S. supply of offensive weapons to Israel has been months in the making.

Biden was quick to come to Israel’s support on Oct. 7, after Hamas carried out an unprecedented terrorist attack in the southern part of the country that left more than 1,200 people dead. But Israel’s military response to the rampage has threatened its relationship with the United States.

“You know, when I spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu this morning, I told him the United States stands with the people of Israel in the face of this terrorist assaults. Israel has the right to defend itself and its people. Full stop,” he said in public remarks on Oct. 7. “And my administration’s support

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