Israel believes, as do its supporters in Congress and more generally the public in the United States, that President Joe Biden violated the trust and confidence that must exist between the two countries by not vetoing the Security Council Resolution on March 24. The failure of the United States to do so was made worse because Israel is fighting an existential war.
In this circumstance, Israel has the choice to fret that it is isolated and alone, or it can use the problem created by the Biden administration as an opportunity. This can be a time to use diplomacy as a tool, however difficult that may be, to turn around a bad situation.
Israel needs to demonstrate the wisdom of Solomon to work with what the Security Council did on March 24. Previous resolutions proposed by the United States, with no Israel objection, linked more explicitly the cease-fire to the ongoing negotiation for a release of some hostages in return for the release of a disproportionate number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, more than 100 of whom were serving life sentences for assassinating Israelis.
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