US presidents were for a long time relatively consistent in their approach to Israel. Then came Obama, Trump and Biden.

Israelis want to know: “Do you love us, Joe, or do you love the Squad? Because you can’t love both.”

Israel’s Muslim-Arab neighbors in the Gulf have been given reason to be nervous about putting their faith in a US-led, anti-Iran coalition with Israel at the forefront.

Israeli officials decry implicit assault on sovereignty over eastern half of capital, which was recognized by Trump.

The visiting president serenaded the Jews about their Biblical roots in this land, shed tears over the Shoah, and emphasised that Israel will always be able to rely for her security on the United States of America. In 2022, however, that America is a broken reed.

Behind the smiles and handshakes and expression of friendship, Israel was left disappointed by Biden on the critical issue of Iran.

So long as the progressive base of the Democrat Party dictates Biden’s foreign policy, those policies will continue to fail, to the detriment of regional security and stability.

To get what he wants from the Saudis, Biden will have to make a major concession, because the Arabs now believe American words are cheap.

But American efforts to downplay the Palestinian issue leave officials in Ramallah fuming.