Biden wants Mideast peace more than Israelis or Palestinians. That could backfire.
Joe Biden has a huge Mideast decision to make. And it goes beyond the increasingly urgent tasks of securing a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel, a cease-fire in Gaza, and relief from the humanitarian crisis engulfing its civilian population.
At stake is whether Gaza’s descent into lawlessness and hunger can be arrested, and a path toward Mideast stability – and eventual peace – can be discerned.
And the decision facing the American president?
Whether to break a cardinal rule that has guided decades of
