The split screen unfolding after the al-Ahli hospital blast is a setback for Biden’s efforts to coordinate with Arab and Israeli allies on the Gaza war.
Updated: 1 minute agoPeople clash with anti riot policemen outside the Israeli consulate during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinians, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.
But any sense of public comity between Washington and its Arab partners was shattered Tuesday as gruesome images emerged at the site of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. Palestinian authorities say an Israeli airstrike killed an estimated 500 people in the attack. Israel denies the charge, saying the facility was blown up by errant rocket fire from an Islamist militant group. The White House, citing preliminary U.S. intelligence, has sided with Israel.
But the damage was done, and Jordanian King Abdullah, who had planned to host a four-way summit with Biden, Abbas and Sisi, canceled the entire event, calling the explosion an “ugly massacre perpetrated by Israel against innocent civilians.”In Israel, Biden lent his credibility to the Israeli claim of Palestinian fault, saying “Based on what I’ve seen it looks like it was the other team, not you.”
As he felt the warm embrace of Israeli society, protests continued to build throughout the Muslim world, which has long objected to the billions of dollars of military aid the United States sends to Israel every year. “The situation in Jordan is especially dangerous,” said Bruce Riedel, a Middle East scholar who previously served in senior positions at the CIA. “The peace treaty with Israel is extremely unpopular. Demonstrations against the Israeli Embassy in Amman could escalate into a challenge to national stability.”
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