Biden grapples to find right path on Gaza amid voter discontent

News media shift tone toward cease-fire, negotiated Hamas exit

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Polls show a majority of young voters opposes U.S. President Joe Biden's stance on Israel. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that Israel's war with Hamas is also America's war, the public debate in the U.S. is shifting, with calls growing for a cease-fire and other alternatives to broad military operations in Gaza.

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