Former National Security Adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden’s threat to halt arms to Israel pending the Rafah invasion, calling it an unprecedented rupture in alliances. .
Bolton appeared on WABC 770 AM’s “The Cats Roundtable” with John Catsimatidis and highlighted how U.S. involvement in the Israel-Hamas war has “reached an alarming stage.” did.
Biden declared on Wednesday that the United States would not supply weapons to Israel if it moves into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people have fled.
“This level of rift between the United States and Israel is unprecedented, and this kind of pressure at a time when America’s allies are viewing it as an existential threat is unprecedented,” Bolton said. Told.
Bolton went on to say that people believe Biden made this declaration in response to “pressure from the left wing of the Democratic Party and concerns that people will stay home in November” to avoid voting for him. said.
He predicted that since the Israeli government has not directly responded to Biden’s remarks, there is likely a lot going on behind the scenes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in remarks last week that Israel would stand alone if necessary.
Still, Mr. Bolton said he had not seen anything like Mr. Biden’s threat, essentially saying that if Israel “continues to act, it will be weakened.” He argued this was a sign of weakness on Biden’s part and sent a “very bad” message to Russia and China.
“So if we don’t support Israel, what are we going to do if Russia or China threatens countries along the border that aren’t that close to the United States?” he said. “So people should be wondering…if we don’t fulfill our promises to Israel, who will?”
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