The US stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could weaken the country’s influence both in the Middle East and on the world stage as a whole. writes about this washington post Referring to analysts and representatives of the leaders of Arab countries.
“A month after the Gaza war began, President Joe Biden’s unwavering support for Israeli leadership despite rising Palestinian civilian casualties risks long-term damage to Washington’s reputation in the region and beyond,” WP said.
The publication believes that the dissatisfaction of the Middle Eastern states with US policies was clearly manifested during the last visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the countries of the region. As journalists noted, in meetings with Blinken, state representatives harshly criticized not only Israel, but also the United States; because they were supplying the Jewish state’s army with weapons that the IDF then used to bomb civilians in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, WP writes that, for most countries in the Middle East, US efforts to organize humanitarian pauses rather than a full ceasefire have only led to an escalation of violence against civilians.
At the same time, even before the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine in October, Washington had noticed that US influence in the Middle East was on the decline. However, the newspaper believes that the current situation may accelerate this trend.
In this context, the United States is trying to prevent the conflict from worsening further. Recently, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin stated The leadership of the Israeli Ministry of Defense on the inadmissibility of escalation of tensions.
Previously recognizedIran’s Foreign Ministry expects the conflict between Israel and Hamas to increase in size.