The Paradox of Red Lines: Political Bluff or Genuine Threat?

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The Paradox of Red Lines: Political Bluff or Genuine Threat?

In March 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against a ground offensive in Rafah: "There cannot be another 30,000 dead on the Palestinian side," he said in an interview with U.S. television channel MSNBC. "That is a red line," reports Deutsche Welle. In February 2023, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, threatened China: If Beijing supplied Moscow with w…