Biden inches away from Netanyahu as Israeli PM fails to heed US on Gaza

After walking fine line between Israel and US Arab community, experts say Biden has justification to take harder line' before election

A long time ago, Joe Biden signed a photo for Benjamin Netanyahu. Bibi, I love you," he recalls writing. I don't agree with a damn thing you say."

This twisty, best-of-frenemies relationship has been at the heart of the crisis in Gaza for the past five months. Unfortunately for the US president, the message from Jerusalem has been: he's just not that into you.