Biden Administration Walks a Tightrope on Israel-Hamas War Amid Hypocritical Calls From the Left for ‘Proportionality’

It appears that when a favored non-white, unsuccessful, and angry group commits a particularly heinous act, public expressions of support for it must be amplified to demonstrate that despite its crimes, the justice of its cause is immutable.

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The United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, October 24, 2023. AP/Seth Wenig

It is difficult to read with confidence the tea leaves on Israel and Hamas. The usual invertebrate suspects scurried into the tall grass with their customary dispatch, after approximately five syllables of regret at the infamies of Hamas, the United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, started the customary agitation for a cease-fire.

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