Israel is losing its American partner

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, is once again travelling to the Middle East to try and make Binyamin Netanyahu see sense and stop destroying Gaza. Israel is losing friends in Europe over the deaths of civilians and destruction of homes in Gaza. But the danger for the Israeli prime minister is if he goes too far and alienates the US. Israel needs the US to be on its side at all times but right now Netanyahu has angered Joe Biden so much with his determination to continue the war until every Hamas leader and fighter has been killed that the US president seems to be at his wits' end. Netanyahu won't listen to anyone. He has set his face against any suggestion that he should stop the war. But it looks possible there could be a temporary ceasefire again to allow for the release of more if not all of the hostages. With the families raging against him for not getting the hostages home, even Netanyahu won't be able to reject a ceasefire proposal. But in his mind the war will then go on. I doubt Blinken will succeed in changing hs mind.