Joe Biden Tries to Reset America’s Israel Conversation

But the president avoided many of the fraught issues that have divided his party.

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After months of war and protest, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set about reframing the tense and emotional American debate over Israel and its war in Gaza. It’s just not clear who is listening.

The Biden campaign acknowledged the president’s Holocaust Remembrance Day speech would not quell future protests and said that wasn’t the intention.

“As long as there’s a war, activists, no matter where they are, are going to speak to what’s happening,” a campaign official said. “We’re attuned to the reality that people feel really passionate about this.”