New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is scheduled to address Israeli lawmakers at Jerusalem Hall on Sunday, denouncing President Biden’s “wandering” on U.S. military aid, the Post reported.
The speech was made as part of a trip to visit the site where Hamas terrorists massacred Israeli civilians on October 7.
Stefanik, who chairs the House Republican Conference, called himself a “lifelong admirer, supporter, and friend of Israel and the Jewish people” in a statement to the Post and said he would withhold military aid authorized by Congress. He criticized the Biden administration.
“There is no excuse for the president of the United States to block aid to Israel, aid that was duly passed by Congress, or to cower and hide while his friends fight for their lives,” her speech said. ing.
“No excuses. Full stop.”
The five-term Republican, who led the party’s attacks on left-leaning university presidents and its refusal to quash campus anti-Semitism during a heated House hearing last year, also plans attacks on American academia. are doing.
“Extremism in some corners of the ‘elite’ must not obscure the deep and abiding love of the American people for Israel,” she would say.
“The majority of Americans stand with you, and we will continue to do so…They opened their hearts to you during this dark time.”
Stefanik’s visit makes him the highest-ranking member of Congress to visit Israel since the despicable attack by Hamas, according to his office.
