Unfortunately, this will not help Israelis nor Palestinians, and in all likelihood, will be remembered as one of the most ill-conceived political and strategic decisions of Biden’s presidency.

But when Mr. Trump sought to reap tax benefits from his losses, the I.R.S. has argued, he went too far and in effect wrote off the same losses twice.” BIDEN ON AN ISLAND — If you’re looking for a microcosm of President JOE BIDEN’s conflicted and evolving Israel policy over the past few weeks,