Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a phone call on Sunday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of growing U.S. college campus protests and a possibly imminent invasion of Rafah. The two discussed areas of commonality, with Biden 'reaffirm his ironclad commitment to Israel’s security' after Iran's missile and drone attack on the country earlier this month, the White House readout said.
The call comes as pro-Palestinian protests sweep across college campuses. Though protesters’ demands differ across schools, many of the student organizers are calling for an end to the war and urging their universities to divest from companies that do business in Israel. Biden has faced criticism from progressives and Muslim Americans for his support for Israel, a longtime U.S. ally, following Hamas' surprise terrorist attack on Oct. 7.
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