At what should have been the close of Joe Biden’s impromptu press conference last week, in which the president oddly sought to allay concerns about his advanced age by displaying all the traits classically associated with dotage, the president shuffled back to the lectern to allow himself one last dig at Israel.
The Jewish state’s defensive war against Hamas in Gaza was “over the top,” Biden said. “I’m pushing very hard now to deal with this hostage ceasefire,” he continued, adding that he hoped a temporary cease-fire might lead to…