It was totally predictable that we'd get here. It was very clear how to prevent this. Whether because of ideology or incompetence, they chose not to. And we may all pay the price.

Fear.

Bibi exploiting election politics in his timing

According to this article, much of it boils down to Biden being incredibly bigoted against Palestinians and Arabs.

Biden’s Increasingly Contradictory Israel Policy

A former State Department official explains the Administration’s sharpening public critique of Israel’s war and simultaneous refusal to “impose a single cost or consequence.”