The ceasefire deal makes it obvious: Joe Biden failed

Frida Ghitis: Joe Biden's ' bear hug' of Israel failed to give U.S. leverage in private meetings with Netanyahu .

She says Biden 's strategy was predictable that it was all but bound to fail miserably.

Ghitis says the incoming president secured a ceasefire deal before even taking office.

On average, Israel 's war has killed more than one child per hour since October 7 , writes Peter Bergen .

Bergen: The atrocities that Gazans and people across the world have seen for the past 15 months could not have happened without the U.S. and the billions of dollars in weapons it continues to provide to Israel .

He says Biden has tried and failed to end the war while funding it.

Biden 's actions were rooted in a deep-seated affinity for Israel and the ideals the Jewish state was more likely to espouse when he was a younger man.

Biden ignored one of the most obvious facts about US - Israeli relations: The fear of real consequences, not cajoling, is what gets Israeli leaders to respond to U.S. presidents.