Biden under fire for Middle East policy; critics charge he's preventing 'Israel from winning'

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JERUSALEM — President Biden was noncommittal Tuesday when asked about his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it's "like it’s always been." Yet many, including former President Trump, claim Biden is deserting Israel.

Asked earlier in the day by "Fox and Friends" anchor Brian Kilmeade if he believes Biden is "in the process of abandoning Israel," Trump said, I "do believe that."

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have seemingly ramped up pressure on Israel over the last few weeks to accept an immediate six-week cease-fire with Hamas in exchange for the release of the over 130 hostages held in Gaza.

"Biden has been advancing a policy that prevents Israel from winning — and so guarantees Israel is defeated — almost since the outset of the war," Caroline Glick, an Israeli-American expert on the Middle East told Fox News Digital.

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The, "Two steps he took at the very early stages placed enormous obstacles before Israel. First, he blocked Israel from taking the most effective action, laying siege to Gaza. Had Israel blocked all food, water, fuel and medicines from entering Gaza, the people of Gaza would have turned on Hamas within a few short weeks."

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