Answer: No, but everyone around him has. After spending the last eleven months trying to pressure Israel into concessions that Hamas refuses to accept anyway, the White House has just about given up on crafting another operational pause in Gaza. As Axios reports, Biden’s team has found itself without any progress or credibility with either side in this fight — mainly because it keeps attempting to ignore the reality of the conflict.
Barak Ravid chalks it up to hardening positions by the belligerents as his lead:
The White House is reassessing its strategy for a hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal as President Biden’s top aides deliberate whether there is a point in presenting a new proposal as Hamas and Israel both take tougher positions in negotiations, U.S. officials say.
Why it matters: Biden, who is personally engaged in drawing the U.S. strategy, wants to continue…
