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They have been pushing this since their first year in office. They were pushing this before Biden even thought he would run again for president. "They are only doing things to get people on their side" is also how a Democratic Republic works. Their administration hasn't broken from Israel, but they aren't scumbags for doing what the people want. Many of us hate that we did not stop supporting Israel but I still have not seen a poll that shows over 50% of the U.S. wanting to stop supporting Israel. Blame it on news channels, media, propaganda in general, or just peoples outlook, but their job is to represent the majority of U.S. peoples opinions. We need to get more people speaking up against it elsewhere.
Example from USA today:
"Nearly half of American voters, 45%, believe Biden should pressure Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll shows."
That is from a news source that supposedly leans left for American news. 45% isn't the majority of voters, although it is finally getting close.
A lot of the fediverse is in an echo chamber where America is actually a progressive country. It hasn't been, at least since Reagan but probably since Nixon or even Eisenhower.