Biden Begins to Cave on Israel Support
Jazz Shaw
5–6 minutes
I was dreading the day that this might happen, but I suppose it was probably inevitable. After holding the line for 100 days, it appears that Joe Biden has succumbed to pressure from within his own party and started to walk away from our stalwart ally Israel. The statement from the White House yesterday wasn’t a total abandonment of Israel (at least not yet) but it was clearly a call for Bibi Netanyahu to change course and back off in his battle to eliminate Hamas. Biden’s spokesperson said that the 100-day mark of the war is “the right time” for Israel to “scale back” the offensive in the Gaza Strip. Perhaps ironically, the statement was issued just as Israel was not only pressing the offensive in Gaza but sending warplanes to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon where a missile strike was launched yesterday that killed two Israeli citizens. (AP)
The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their operation against the territory’s ruling Hamas militant group.
The comments exposed the growing differences between the close allies on the 100th day of the war.
Also Sunday, Israeli warplanes struck targets in Lebanon following a Hezbollah missile attack that killed two Israeli civilians — an older woman and her adult son — in northern Israel. The exchange of fire underscored concerns that the Gaza violence could trigger wider fighting across the region.This policy shift is shameful and will endure as a dark stain on America’s foreign policy history. Our adversaries sense weakness in Biden and they act accordingly. But clearly, Biden’s own supporters similarly detect weakness in Joe Biden’s resolve when it comes to our traditional obligations. Biden’s team is watching his poll numbers crumbling even among his traditional supporters and now they have mounted a violent protest right outside of the White House. Biden is obviously more concerned about his own political fortunes than global stability or the security of our closest allies, so he’s publicly calling out Israel to back off on the elimination of the Hamas terrorist organization that has vowed to wipe both Israel and the United States from the face of the Earth.
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