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​Familiar problems for Biden in Israel

The US is concerned about Israeli settlement policies, recent actions toward the Palestinians, and trade with China, but these issues are more likely to blow over than blow up.
Biden Bennett

US President Joe Biden may be having some déjà vu, as settlements have re-emerged as a source of friction in US-Israel ties.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gone. Netanyahu’s successor, Naftali Bennett, doesn’t carry the same baggage as Bibi, who alienated many Democrats by going all-in with US President Donald Trump and the Republicans.

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