Israel at War: What’s Next for Israel

On October 10 in an address to the nation, President Joe Biden pledged unequivocal U.S. support for Israel. Hamas had perpetrated an “atrocity on an appalling scale,” said the president. “We stand with Israel,” he declared, and reiterated in closing, “Let there be no doubt, the United States has Israel’s back.”

Biden promised to “make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.” He indicated that he had encouraged Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to proceed in a manner that was “swift, decisive, and overwhelming.” America’s commander in chief stressed that his administration was “surging additional military assistance, including ammunition and interceptors to replenish Iron Dome” and was “going to make sure that Israel does not run out of these critical assets to defend its cities and its citizens.”

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Peter Berkowitz

Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. From 2019 to 2021, he served as director of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. State Department. His writings are posted at PeterBerkowitz.com, and he can be followed on Twitter @BerkowitzPeter.

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On October 10 in an address to the nation, President Joe Biden pledged unequivocal U.S. support for Israel. Hamas had perpetrated an “atrocity on an appalling scale,” said the president. “We stand with Israel,” he declared, and reiterated in closing, “Let there be no doubt, the United States has Israel’s back.”

Biden promised to “make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.” He indicated that he had encouraged Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to proceed in a manner that was “swift, decisive, and overwhelming.” America’s commander in chief stressed that his administration was “surging additional military assistance, including ammunition and interceptors to replenish Iron Dome” and was “going to make sure that Israel does not run out of these critical assets to defend its cities and its citizens.”

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About the Author

Peter Berkowitz

Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. From 2019 to 2021, he served as director of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. State Department. His writings are posted at PeterBerkowitz.com, and he can be followed on Twitter @BerkowitzPeter.