In the days after Oct. 7, Mr. Biden had the opportunity to shape Israel’s response by publicly defining what kind of actions the United States would, and would not, support. A carrot-and-stick approach could have either improved Israel’s actions or distanced the United States from a costly failure. Mr. Biden recently said “there’s no going back” to the prewar status quo. To have any odds of success, the United States will have to threaten to reduce military assistance and political support and act accordingly. Don’t count on Mr. Biden to change.

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Persons: Biden, Mr, “, ”, Barack Obama, Biden’s, Obama, Antony Blinken Organizations: White, West Bank, Palestinian Authority Locations: United States, Israel, Iraq, Gaza, Palestinian