Washington
Netanyahu, not Biden, is setting the agenda in the Middle East
The U.S. and Israel look increasingly at odds, with Washington worried about the dangers of a wider conflagration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu determined to hit hard at Iran and its proxies.
Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s longtime leader has driven home how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set the agenda in the Middle East in recent months, with a frustrated Biden White House unable to shape events or defuse a spreading conflict in... [2338 chars]