Accused of neglecting hostages, Biden blames Netanyahu

(JNS) — U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior advisers met in the White House Situation Room on Sept. 2, a U.S. federal holiday, to discuss “next steps in the ongoing effort to secure the release of hostages, including continuing consultations with co-mediators Qatar and Egypt,” per a White House readout.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, CIA director Bill Burns, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brett McGurk, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, also took part in the working Labor Day meeting, as did White Hous...