It's Biden's show now: Can he steer Israel and Hamas to a Gaza deal?

The U.S. president is trying to set a positive mood in the hope of achieving a cease-fire in Gaza and thwarting an Iranian attack, but those involved are less optimistic ■ Life for residents of northern Israel is intolerable, even without an all-out war with Hezbollah ■ Right-wing condemnations of the deadly settler riots in the West Bank are far from convincing