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'It's Definitely an Earthquake': A Top U.S. Expert on Biden, Bibi and the Arms Embargo Bombshell

Leading U.S. foreign policy expert Richard Haass breaks down the key factors behind President Joe Biden's decision to withhold powerful bombs from the Israeli government

Amir Tibon
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"I don't know if it's a magnitude 6.5 or 7.3, but it's definitely an earthquake." That's how Richard Haass, one of America's leading foreign policy experts, describes the latest U.S.-Israel relationship tensions after President Joe Biden's decision to halt the transfer of ammunition shipments to Israel in case it goes deeper into Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah – where, since the start of the war half a year ago, over a million Palestinians have found shelter.

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