Biden’s Shortsighted Push for Pause After Pause

null Nov. 30, 2023 4:26 pm ETPresident Biden speaks in Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 29. Photo: Daniel Brenner/Bloomberg NewsAs President Biden and his staffers push for ever-increasing pauses and delays, Israeli soldiers and their families will pay the price (“Hamas Holds Everyone Hostage,” Review & Outlook, Nov. 27). Unfortunately, Mr. Biden is getting tremendous pressure from left-wing and Muslim American activists who want to see Israel eliminated and Jews run out of their homes or worse. Oct. 7 was only the beginning, but that memory has already faded in the minds of many Democrats.The pauses are giving Hamas time to reorganize, resupply, build up its capabilities and find more and better hiding places for the remaining hostages. Make no mistake: Hamas will never give up all its hostages, especially the Americans. Hamas has learned from the Biden administration’s actions that hostages are the most valuable currency it holds in its effort to get the U.S. to pressure Israel rather than suppo