Bibi uncharacteristically apologized for the deaths of aid workers at the hands of Israeli soldiers, but he also added, “It happens.” He’s right; soldiers rarely have perfect information, and they’re bound to make mistakes at times. But it is far more likely that they will kill innocent aid workers if your country’s leadership openly puts a much higher priority on killing terrorists than on providing food for desperate civilians. This was bound to happen sooner or later.
At some point, if only for his own political survival, Biden is going to have to make it clear in public that America will no longer provide weapons or diplomatic support if the Israelis continue to ignore our advice. Could this episode be the turning point? It’s possible; even the Israelis acknowledge they were in the wrong this time.