Israeli and Palestinian violence pulls US focus back to Middle East, despite Biden's plans
CNN
Entering office, President Joe Biden hoped to shift US foreign policy away from the Middle East and toward areas he thought of as more modern-day threats: China, Russia and cyberspace.
But as some of the worst violence in years breaks out between Israelis and Palestinians, the region's long-entrenched battles are dragging Biden back in, forcing a delicate political balance and laying bare the difficulties he and his predecessors have all faced in handling the decades-old conflict. A swirl of factors is complicating matters. Biden is under pressure from progressives in his own party, who have grown increasingly critical of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and who hope Biden's pledge to put human rights at the forefront of his foreign agenda will extend to Israel.California socialite sentenced to 15 years to life for 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
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