he Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the No.1 powder keg in the Middle East, has once again exploded in a most tragic way. Facing a potentially out-of-control situation, United States President Joe Biden paid an emergency visit to Israel on October 18 at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prior to his trip, Biden had reiterated the American support for Israel, its most important ally in the region. He further emphasized in an interview that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, the Sunni Islamist
