I get that this may be the best way to approach it in most cases, but what happens when it doesn't work? As you said it hasn't been successful. In a hostage negotiation, if any attempts had been fruitless, they would send in a team to rescue hostages by force. Not let the negotiator keep fumbling while people were being killed.

What I think they are getting bad press for is the broad strategy of trying to restrain Israel while maintaining the relationship.

Yeah I agree and imo this is deserved. Why is the relationship so important that it justifies undermining your own stated set of morals in such a public and humiliating way? I do not get it.

This happened recently through public statements:

Biden: two state solution is the only way

Bibi: nope

Biden: don't worry we can make it work

Bibi: no we can't, he's wrong

So why exactly do you want to be friends with this asshole again? It's like America is in an abusive relationship and nobody can convince them to leave