Mounting Middle Eastern anger overshadowed President Biden’s visit to Israel, at least temporarily disrupting U.S. efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
President Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport on Wednesday in Tel Aviv. TEL AVIV — Mounting anger in the Middle East greeted President Biden’s visit to Israel on Wednesday, at least temporarily disrupting U.S. efforts to de-escalate regional tensions and prevent a broadening of the conflict in the wake of the unprecedented Hamas attack earlier this month.
In Turkey, which only recently resumed normal relations with Israel, demonstrators burned Israeli flags in front of the consulate in Istanbul. In Lebanon, where demonstrators marched to the U.S. Embassy, the State Department raised its travel advisory to the most severe level, warning U.S. citizens not to visit the country.
Biden’s visit on Wednesday was the so far most dramatic show of support for Israel, as the country reels from the bloodiest day in its 75-year history. At least 1,400 people in Israel have been killed since the attack on Oct. 7, according to Israeli authorities. Biden was also likely to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, after White House officials already pressed
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