
JERUSALEM, Israel — President Joe Biden’s repeated public attacks on Israel and the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had a devastating effect on Israeli morale. Israelis are less confident that their military can destroy Hamas; they are frustrated with the lack of progress toward a deal to release the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza; and they are increasingly divided as they search for a way to overcome the impasse. That is the effect of Biden’s criticism over the past several weeks. True, Biden promised Wednesday...