Pressure is building for President Joe Biden to do more to try to halt Israel’s assault on Gaza. That pressure is from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and also, increasingly, from the center, where there’s much more vocal criticism of civilian casualties. That’s according to Ilan Goldenberg, former chief of staff to the US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Goldenberg talks with The World’s Carol Hills about steps the Biden team can take to get a ceasefire.
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