{"id":2015603,"date":"2023-08-29T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-guide-to-vivek-ramaswamys-shifting-stances-on-aid-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:00:07","slug":"a-guide-to-vivek-ramaswamys-shifting-stances-on-aid-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-guide-to-vivek-ramaswamys-shifting-stances-on-aid-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy&#8217;s evolving views on aid to Israel: A concise guide."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-guide-to-vivek-ramaswamys-shifting-stances-on-aid-to-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<p>Vivek Ramaswamy \u2064has had a dynamic stance on military aid to Israel \u2063throughout the \u2063Republican \u200bpresidential primary race. During a recent debate, his\u2062 proposal\u200c to cut\u2062 off aid \u200cby 2028 sparked criticism from fellow candidate and former United Nations ambassador \u200dNikki Haley. The United States currently provides over $3 billion in annual military support to \u200bIsrael, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-guide-to-vivek-ramaswamys-shifting-stances-on-aid-to-israel\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy's evolving views on aid to Israel: A concise guide.\">key national security partner<\/a> in the Middle East. Israel\u2063 primarily uses this\u2064 funding to purchase products \u200dfrom the U.S. defense industry.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s \u200ctake a closer\u200c look at Ramaswamy&#8217;s \u200devolving positions on aid to Israel since June:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Position 1: Cut aid to the\u200b entire Middle East, including Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>June 24, 2023:<\/strong> Ramaswamy expressed openness to reducing military aid\u200d to Israel as part of a broader comprehensive vision for disengagement.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about \u2064cutting \u200daid \u2063to Israel by a voter in Lancaster, New Hampshire, Ramaswamy responded, &#8220;I\u2064 think it \u200dwould have\u2063 to be part of a broader disengagement with the Middle\u2063 East. So I \u2063wouldn&#8217;t do it\u200c as an isolated policy. I would\u2064 do it as part \u2064of \u2063also making sure that we&#8217;re\u2064 not leaving \u2064other people we&#8217;ve also propped up, from \u200bSaudi \u2062Arabia to even Iran, in other ways over the years. So it has to \u2063be part of a comprehensive strategy. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m not\u200d giving you, like, &#8216;this\u2064 one policy, yes,&#8217; because it has to \u2063be part of a broader comprehensive vision \u2062for disengagement. That I\u200c do\u200b support. Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June \u206430, 2023:<\/strong> Ramaswamy clarified that he is not open \u200dto cutting aid \u200cto Israel and criticized the false reporting surrounding his previous statement.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview\u2063 on the Breakfast \u2063Club radio show, host Charlamagne questioned Ramaswamy about his Israel \u200dpolicies.<\/p>\n<p>Charlamagne: You told a voter that \u200byou were open to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mtg-slams-mcconnell-for-betrayal-in-pushing-bidens-spending-bill\/\" title=\"Rep. MTG Slams McConnell for \"Betrayal\" in Pushing Biden's Spending Bill\">ending foreign aid<\/a> to Israel. Then \u200dit was reported that it was a misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy: Yeah,\u200d that \u2064was false\u2062 reporting, actually.<\/p>\n<p>Charlamagne: Oh, you never \u2064said that?<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy: No, \u2064I did not. I said I was open to a broad\u200d strategy of disengagement from the Middle\u200c East.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Position 2:\u2064 Wean Israel off of U.S. aid \u200bby\u200d 2028<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>August 11, 2023:<\/strong> Ramaswamy emphasized the need to &#8220;get Israel on its own two feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Podcast\u200c host Russell Brand asked Ramaswamy\u200c about America&#8217;s ongoing funding of Israel\u200b in relation\u2064 to ending \u2062the war between Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy responded, &#8220;Now,\u2064 as that \u2063relates to Israel, my view is, I asked the question, there&#8217;s no North Star \u200bcommitment to any one country other than the United States\u200c of America. So\u200c what \u200badvances American interests? I actually do \u200cthink our relationship with Israel has advanced American interests. I come \u2064out on\u200d the side of that. \u200cHere&#8217;s what I want to see happen though. \u200cI want to\u200c negotiate, I&#8217;m a\u2062 dealmaker, OK? I want to negotiate now Abraham Accords 2.0, get Saudi, Oman, Qatar, Indonesia\u200d in \u200bthere,\u200c get Israel on\u2062 its own two \u200bfeet. And I believe in standing by commitments\u2062 that we&#8217;ve\u200b already\u2062 made. So\u200d our commitments have I think $38 billion \u2064in aid, military support, etc. going in through 2028. I want \u200bto get Israel \u200dto the place where \u200dit\u200d is negotiated\u200c back\u2063 into\u200d the\u2064 infrastructure of the rest \u2063of the Middle East. We should not be worried about holding one \u200cnation\u2062 or one\u2062 region hostage over one particular question relating to Palestine. Go to \u200dAbraham Accords 2.0, that&#8217;s good for Israel, it&#8217;s\u200d good\u200c for the rest \u200cof the Middle East. \u200cIt&#8217;s good for us \u200bsuch that come 2028 that additional aid won&#8217;t be\u2062 necessary in order\u200c to still have the kind of stability that we&#8217;d actually have in the Middle\u200b East\u2064 by having Israel more \u2063integrated in\u200d with its partners. And I think \u200cthat the Trump administration took a first step, \u200cgetting \u200bBahrain \u2063and some other countries. I think we need\u2063 Saudi, \u200cI\u2063 think we need Oman,\u200b Qatar, Indonesia, and others in there. And then I \u2064think that puts \u200cus in a position and it&#8217;s \u2064everybody&#8217;s position to\u200c say, \u200bwe don&#8217;t \u200bhave to meddle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>August\u2063 18, 2023:<\/strong> Ramaswamy stated that &#8220;aid will \u200ccontinue&#8221; if his Middle \u200cEast plan fails.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The big \u2063difference is to see \u200bif \u2063the Abraham Accords 2.0 is indeed successful at getting Israel to a stronger place than it is today while relying \u200bon U.S. aid,&#8221; Ramaswamy told the Washington Free Beacon. &#8220;If \u200cit is, then that is\u200b the best-case scenario for\u200d all; if it\u2019s not, then\u200d the \u200baid will \u2062continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 19, 2023:<\/strong> \u2062Ramaswamy expressed his belief that Israel &#8220;will not require&#8221; aid \u200bby 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If \u2062we&#8217;re successful, the true mark \u2062of success for the\u2063 U.S., and for Israel, will be to get to a 2028 where Israel \u200bis so strongly standing on\u2063 its own two feet, \u2063integrated\u2062 into \u200dthe economic and security infrastructure of the rest of the Middle East, that it will not require and\u2062 be dependent on that\u200c same \u200dlevel of \u200dhistorical \u200baid or \u2062commitment from the U.S.,&#8221; said Ramaswamy at an \u200bevent in \u2062Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 23, 2023:<\/strong> Ramaswamy\u200d emphasized that \u200cIsrael\u2063 shouldn&#8217;t \u2063have a &#8220;client relationship&#8221; with the \u200cU.S.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u2064 Republican primary debate, \u200bNikki\u200b Haley accused Ramaswamy of wanting to stop funding\u2063 Israel.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200dresponded, &#8220;Our relationship with Israel\u200c will never be stronger\u200c than by\u2062 the end of my first term. But it&#8217;s \u2062not a\u200b client relationship, it is \u200da friendship. And you know what \u200bfriends do? Friends help\u200c each other stand on their\u2063 own two feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Position 3: Wean Israel off U.S. aid\u2014if\u200b Israel signs off<\/h3>\n<p><strong>August 28,\u200d 2023:<\/strong> The \u2062Ramaswamy campaign\u200d clarified \u2062that \u200ccutting \u200caid \u2062to Israel &#8220;makes zero sense&#8221; at &#8220;any time in\u200d the foreseeable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s website posted a fact-check\u200d statement, stating that\u2063 the candidate\u200d &#8220;won&#8217;t cut aid to Israel until \u2062Israel tells the\u200d U.S. \u2063that it\u2064 no longer needs the \u200daid. That&#8217;s what true friends do: \u200cthey&#8217;re\u2064 honest with each other. We expect that of our friends in \u200dIsrael. And when Israel gets to that point, we should all rightly \u200dcelebrate \u2064it as a mark of \u2062achievement and pride\u200c for both the U.S. and Israel. That&#8217;s what Vivek actually said,\u200d so\u200c don&#8217;t believe\u200d the opponents&#8217; lies\u2064 that he wants to cut aid \u200dto Israel\u2014which makes zero sense \u2063as\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-treasury-department-ignoring-national-security-responsibilities-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Treasury Department Ignoring National Security Responsibilities, Experts Say\">foreign policy priority<\/a> any\u200b time in the foreseeable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivek Ramaswamy&#8217;s stance on military aid to Israel has fluctuated throughout the Republican primary race. During a recent debate, he faced backlash from Nikki Haley, a fellow candidate and former UN ambassador, for proposing to cease aid by 2028. Currently, the United States grants Israel more than $3 billion in annual military assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2015604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}