As you were noting, the Biden administration thought that they could corner Israel and

Netanyahu into a ceasefire by declaring to the world that this is an Israeli ceasefire proposal.

The very next day, when Biden first did that the Israelis went into a faj and burned down the Palestinian tents.

The next time over the weekend the Biden administration said that they have agreed to a ceasefire.

This is an Israeli ceasefire proposal,

and the UN Security Council passes a ceasefire proposal.

The very next day, the Israelis go out and carry them

a set-outs massacre.

So I think the Biden administration

thought that they were going to be publicly

cornering Israel into accepting a ceasefire. Maybe wink and nodding and allowing them to carry

out the massacre in Ruffah first and then the massacre and who said out there, you know, with the Israeli saying, well, let's just do this one more operation and then we'll talk about a ceasefire and the US is like, okay, I mean, that's really the role of the United States to shield and defend Israel, but really it's Israel that is disregarding what the United States is saying,

disregarding what the Biden administration

is privately on there, and he's begging Israel not to do,

don't carry out military operations in Ruffa.

Boom, the next day they carry out massive military operations in

Raffa. And so I don't think the United States certainly has any real control

over Israel, nor is it willing to actually exercise the leverage it does have, to exercise the

power it does have, to say, okay, well, we're going to stop giving you weapons.

It's as simple as that.

And if the United States suspended weapons

transfers to Israel, number one,

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