JERUSALEM — President Biden remained firm on Tuesday when asked about his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, “It’s business as usual.” But many, including former President Trump, have argued that Biden will abandon Israel.
Earlier in the day, “Fox & Friends” anchor Brian Kilmeade asked if he believed Biden was “in the process of abandoning Israel,” to which Trump replied, “I do.” answered.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have appeared to increase pressure in recent weeks on Israel to accept an immediate six-week ceasefire with Hamas in exchange for the release of more than 130 hostages held in Gaza.
Caroline Glick, an Israeli-American expert on the Middle East, told FOX News Digital that “Biden has been pursuing policies almost since the beginning of the war that would prevent Israel from winning and therefore ensure Israel’s defeat.” Ta.
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President Biden, an IDF tank, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AP, Getty Images)
“Two steps he took at a very early stage placed enormous obstacles before Israel. First, he prevented Israel from taking the most effective action, which was to besiege Gaza. If Israel had prevented all food, water, fuel and medical supplies from entering Gaza, the people of Gaza would have attacked Hamas within weeks.”
Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on October 7, massacring 1,200 people, including more than 30 Americans. More than 240 people have been kidnapped and deported to the Gaza Strip by the jihadist terrorist movement.
Many Israeli military experts see a six-week ceasefire as dangerous because it could be part of a slippery slope toward a permanent halt to Israel’s war operations and could allow Hamas to remain in power. . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis that his goal was “complete victory” against Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and former President Donald Trump attend an Abraham Accords signing ceremony event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. (Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“There was an offer, there was a reasonable offer, and the hostage deal is now in the hands of Hamas,” Biden said of the ceasefire on Tuesday. “The Israelis have agreed to that.” He added that the Israelis are cooperating and are seeking “further assistance to Gaza.” Biden’s goal is reportedly to secure a ceasefire before Ramadan begins next week.
When asked about Harris’ strongly worded speech on Sunday calling for an immediate cease-fire, Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told Fox News Digital, “The vice president’s comments are a reflection of the president himself.” “It was only slightly different from what I said.” He says it is urgent to reach a “temporary ceasefire” of hostages against prisoners.
“More importantly, even as concerns about close U.S. support for Israeli war operations continue to grow louder in U.S. political circles, we do not believe the administration will turn anti-Israel.”
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in expanded bilateral talks with Israeli and U.S. government officials in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Satloff said his campaign in Michigan to win over undecided Muslim Arabs in the primary showed that the number of people who voted were “indifferent” to sending a pro-Israel message to Biden. He pointed out that the hype exceeded reality.
“A dispassionate look at Michigan shows that the ‘commitment’ campaign was not as successful as its supporters had hoped. It was designed to facilitate primaries, and it was not a real challenge to the future of the country.” It wasn’t for the important November election vote.”
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“As spring comes and summer approaches, is it possible that the administration will adopt a tougher approach towards Israel, especially regarding the possibility of Operation Rafah? That is certainly a possibility, but my view is that So, five months of unwavering support was much longer than President Ronald Reagan gave Menachem Begin in 1982 or George W. Bush gave Ehud Olmert in 2006. is questionable to him,” Satloff said.
The conflict between Biden and Netanyahu has intensified over reports of Israel’s intentions to overthrow Hamas, but in line with former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, who was accused of threatening then-U.S. It is unclear whether a similar showdown will occur between Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Netanyahu. Stopped aid to Israel in 1982.
Israeli troops near the Lebanese border, February 14, 2024. (Yoav Dudkevich/TPS)
Part of the quote attributed to Begin reads: “Please don’t threaten us with cutting off aid. That won’t work. I’m not a Jew whose knees shake. I’m a 3,700-year civilized Jew. I am a proud Jew.”
Glick continued his criticism of the Biden administration, noting that it “refused to oppose Egypt’s policy of preventing Gazans from evacuating Gaza through the border with Egypt.” If Gazans had been allowed to flee, there would have been no humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the war would have ended months ago with complete Israeli victory. ”
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Egyptian special forces soldiers deploy near the Egyptian gate of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in eastern North Sinai province on October 20, 2023. Providing humanitarian aid to war-torn Palestinian enclaves. (Kerollos Salah/AFP via Getty Images)
Egypt announced on Tuesday that ceasefire talks had all but collapsed. Hamas refused to provide a list of hostages and rejected a proposed ceasefire.
“Biden has pursued policies that are effectively pro-Hamas and hostile to Israel, largely because his administration’s policies are created by officials who hate Israel and support Hamas.” Glick argued.
Road sign pointing to the US Embassy in Jerusalem (Hillel Meyer/TPS)
Adding to the friction between Biden and Netanyahu, Israel’s main opposition leader and wartime cabinet member Benny Gantz met with Secretary of State Blinken in Washington on Tuesday, the State Department said. The two reportedly discussed hostages, humanitarian aid, and the hostage crisis. An Israeli humanitarian plan is to be implemented before the IDF operation into Rafah. Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not approve of Gantz’s visit to Washington and was furious.
At a State Department briefing on Tuesday, Press Secretary Matthew Miller reiterated the administration’s support for “Israel’s goal of militarily defeating Hamas.” He also emphasized the Biden administration’s support for a two-state solution, saying, “The ultimate way to resolve the long-standing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is to create an independent Palestinian state with true security for Israel. We believe that it is an established tree.” That’s what we’re working towards achieving. ”
On the eve of the new Jewish month of Shevat, thousands of people arrived at the Western Wall Square in Jerusalem’s Old City for mass prayers calling for peace for the state of Israel, peace for the security forces, and the release of its soldiers. Hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Jerusalem, January 10, 2024. (Yoav Dudkevich/TPS)
David Wormser, former senior adviser for nonproliferation and Middle East strategy to former Vice President Dick Cheney, told Fox News Digital that “deep down, Biden has generally favorable liberal views toward Israel.” are still left,” he said.
“Biden is being swayed by the people around him,” said Wormser, who is a keen observer of personnel factors in the Biden administration’s Middle East policy, calling him a “flexible” person.
“The real problem is other people,” he warned. “These are officials who are not pro-Israel, but who are trying to sell Israel.”
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Wormser said progressive control of the Democratic Party’s organization is “convincing the Democratic political leadership to abandon Israel, or at least distance itself from it. The administration is moving toward throwing Israel under the bus.” “I’m here,” he pointed out.
The State Department did not immediately respond to questions from Fox News Digital by the time of publication.
