Republicans within the Senate are accusing the Democratic Social gathering, together with President Biden and Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of emboldening Iran previous to the nation’s latest assault on U.S. ally Israel.
“Instead of standing with our ally, Israel, Democrats are focused on appealing to their radical left base, which hates Israel and is actively supporting Hamas and Iran,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, advised Fox Information Digital.
“To appease his base, Joe Biden allowed over $100 billion to circulate to Iran. Iran then used that cash to make drones and cruise missiles to assault Israel,” Cruz mentioned. “In a very real sense, Joe Biden funded Iran’s attack on Israel. The Democrat position on Israel and Iran is as illogical as it is indefensible.”
13 DEMS VOTE AGAINST RESOLUTION CONDEMNING IRAN AFTER ISRAEL STRIKE
Iran attacked Israel directly over the weekend, launching a whole bunch of drone strikes in addition to a barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles. With the assistance of the U.S. army, Israel managed to intercept nearly all of the incoming drone and missile assaults.
President Biden, Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Social gathering as a complete are being accused of emboldening Iran and wavering of their help for ally Israel. (Getty Photographs)
Iran’s earlier involvement in assaults towards Israel has been by way of proxies in international locations reminiscent of Syria and Yemen. Launching an assault from inside its personal nation marks a significant escalation from a proxy battle to a direct assault.
“Since October 7, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer have tried to undermine Israel at every turn,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., mentioned in an announcement to Fox Information Digital. “Whether it’s on the battlefield, at the UN, or in Congress, they are more interested in pleasing the pro-Hamas wing of their party than they are in helping our greatest ally in the Middle East.”
Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pointed to the Democratic Social gathering’s shift on Israel, saying in an announcement Saturday, “Tehran and its proxies are emboldened when they see divisions between the US and Israel.”
Previous to the assault, Biden hardened his posture towards Israel because it fights Hamas in Gaza. Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a name this month “that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps” to handle civilian casualties and guarantee security for humanitarian assist employees, in response to the White Home. The decision adopted an Israeli strike that led to the deaths of seven assist employees from World Central Kitchen.
Final month, Schumer sparked outrage from Republicans after calling on Israel in a flooring speech to carry elections to switch Netanyahu, who he mentioned “has put himself in coalition with far-right extremists” and “has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza.”
“If Prime Minister Netanyahu’s current coalition remains in power after the war begins to wind down and continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies that test existing U.S. standards for assistance, then the United States will have no choice but to play a more active role in shaping Israeli policy by using our leverage to change the present course,” Schumer mentioned.
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on April 14, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Previous to his flooring speech, Schumer requested a categorised intelligence briefing, which he routinely receives, on the standing of hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas. The briefing revealed that there can be no disruptions to ongoing hostage negotiations if Schumer gave his speech, in response to a supply acquainted.
DEARBORN ACTIVISTS’ PUSH TO BAIL ON BIDEN SPREADS TO OTHER KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
Nevertheless, the supply was unable to say whether or not any implications relating to Iran had been relayed through the briefing.
Schumer’s workplace additionally hit again on the claims, with spokesperson Allison Biasotti saying in an announcement, “Leader Schumer has been clear that the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad, and that the best way to deter enemies of Israel, like Iran, is for the House to promptly pass the bipartisan supplemental bill, with over $17 billion urgently needed for Israel’s defense and U.S. operations against Iranian-backed aggression in the Red Sea, which Schumer already passed in the Senate.”
The bulk chief’s workplace mentioned the assault on Israel was a response to the latest Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria, including that Iran and Israel have been engaged in a prolonged battle for years.
However in response to one Democrat aide, there are senators within the occasion who’re involved a few rising variety of Democrats’ posture on Israel probably giving Iran the sense that American help is wavering for its ally.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., accused Biden of making an attempt to “walk a tightrope of appeasing an increasingly radical base of his party while upholding the mainstream American position of support for Israel.”
“The problem is the president isn’t walking a tightrope. He’s trying to straddle the Grand Canyon,” he mentioned in an announcement.
ISRAEL’S ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY ON FULL DISPLAY DURING IRAN’S ATTACK
Biden had warned of an imminent Iranian assault on Israel. (Getty Photographs)
White Home spokesperson Andrew Bates pushed again on criticism of Biden’s posture towards Israel, and he rejected claims he emboldened Iran to assault, in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.
“Former Trump Administration officials and Fox News’ own reporting have debunked those lies,” he mentioned.
“President Biden is the only American President to have directly defended Israel, as he ordered the American military to do last weekend,” Bates mentioned. “He is also the only American President to have set foot in Israel during wartime, in support of our ironclad commitment to their security. Unlike others, he did not rail against Israel in the days after October 7th, nor has he ever praised Hezbollah.”
In the meantime, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., pointed to a latest effort to pressure votes on a stand-alone Israel assist invoice within the Senate as she criticized her Democrat counterparts.
“This week, Senate Democrats again blocked immediate aid to Israel after Senator [Roger] Marshall and I demanded a vote to support our ally. The Left would rather play politics to appease their socialist base,” she advised Fox Information Digital in an announcement.
“It’s clear that the Biden administration and Leader Chuck Schumer refuse to back our most important ally in the Middle East,” Blackburn continued.
Sens. Roger Marshall and Marsha Blackburn tried to pressure votes on stand-alone Israeli assist measures. (Getty Photographs)
Two Democrat congressional aides advised Fox Information Digital that the assault by Iran was anticipated. They mentioned intelligence recommended it was in response to the consulate strike on April 1 that killed Iranian commanders.
However, the dimensions of the Iranian assault and its direct focusing on of Israel shocked many observers.
Democrats within the higher chamber objected to 2 requests for unanimous consent to vote on totally different variations of stand-alone Israel assist. Nevertheless, most Democrats maintained help for a international assist package deal that ties Israel assist to Ukraine assist.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
McConnell mentioned final month that Schumer’s name for brand spanking new Israeli elections was each hypocritical and grotesque in addition to “unprecedented.”
“Make no mistake, the Democratic Party doesn’t have an anti-[Netanyahu] problem. It has an anti-Israel problem,” the Republican chief mentioned in flooring remarks on the time.
