Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London.
It was widely viewed as an unambiguous statement: The top United Nations court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah — a dramatic intervention that left the nation and its chief ally, the United States, increasingly isolated on the world stage.
“Israel might be happier with 10 friends, but it only needs one to survive — Joe Biden,” she told NBC News. “Unexpectedly — and perhaps ironically — the ICJ ruling enabled Israel to move forward militarily without crossing Biden’s crucial red line. By stating that the incursion “may inflict” destruction on Palestinians, the text offered Israel’s war Cabinet the opportunity to argue that they will proceed with caution,” Blumenfeld added.
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