
The question yelled at Joe Biden by a reporter was blunt: "Who do you think deserves credit for this Mr President: you, or [Donald] Trump?" Biden had just announced what he presented as his signature foreign policy achievement - the ceasefire-for-hostages deal to halt the bloody war in Gaza that has left 46,000 Palestinians and 1,700 Israelis dead. He was not in the mood for that debate. "Is that a joke?" he asked and walked away.
Success has many fathers. When the ceasefire in Gaza was finally announced yesterday, they all stood up to take the credit. Biden said the ceasefire was "developed and negotiated by my team and will be largely implemented by the incoming administration". As he praised his diplomats, he grew wistful: "The Bible says blessed are the peacemakers. Many peacemakers helped make this deal happen."
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