‘Very strange’: Douglas Murray criticises Joe Biden’s backtrack on Israel

Author Douglas Murray has criticised President Joe Biden’s “very strange” move to tell Israel the US would not provide weapons for a Rafah offensive.
US President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to go ahead with such an operation over fears it would exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.
Last week, Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for a Rafah invasion, raising pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It’s very strange,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
“The best interpretation of it is that for some time … the president has talked a bit of one talk and acted in another way.
“For those of us who want Israel to win in Gaza … sometimes the rhetoric has been unpleasant, but the actions have been supportive.”