Editorial: The Guardian

• Joe Biden should back a UN security council resolution to end fighting in Gaza rather than shielding Israel from criticism.
• The US president defends Israel's right to retaliate against Hamas for the murderous rampage it carried out on October 7, but Israel's indiscriminate use of tactics and weapons has caused disproportionate harm to a civilian population deprived of humanitarian assistance.
• Biden's support for Netanyahu has fluctuated and a perceived lack of sympathy for Palestinians has also harmed his prospects of re-election.
• Israel's leaders believe they can operate above the law and the US has actively shielded its ally from a bitter reckoning over the Gazan war.

Conclusion: Biden's decision to stand by Israel in this manner risks undermining the rules-based international order that America should be defending. In fact, the US may face legal consequences for being complicit in international crimes, if genocide is established in Gaza.

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