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    Gideon Rachman

    Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it

    The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.

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    Et tu, Joe? For many months, Benjamin Netanyahu has shrugged off international criticism of Israel, secure in the knowledge that the president of America had offered ironclad support. If you have the White House behind you, who cares about South Africa or the students of Columbia University?

    But even the Biden administration has its limits. The Netanyahu government’s determination to press ahead with a full-scale attack on the Gazan town of Rafah has finally prompted the US to halt some of its military aid to Israel.

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