(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - On Monday, President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and made plans to meet this year. Will it be a White House meeting or a quick 30 on the sidelines of the UN? The Biden Administration seems to think it matters. The point is driven home by the treatment accorded this week to Isaac Herzog. For him, the Biden Administration rolls out the red carpet it refuses Mr. Netanyahu. The message to Israelis is that the U.S. is with you but not your government. It's the kind of thing we tell Cubans and Iranians, or at least we used to. That the White House adopts the same approach with an allied democracy is a sign of the times. Last week the White House issued a statement urging Israel "to protect and respect the right of peaceful assembly" for judicial-reform protesters - as if Israel has done something else.
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