{"id":2061357,"date":"2023-10-09T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprovoked-barbaric-medieval-candidates-respond-to-hamas-israel-conflict\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T21:59:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T01:59:56","slug":"unprovoked-barbaric-medieval-candidates-respond-to-hamas-israel-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprovoked-barbaric-medieval-candidates-respond-to-hamas-israel-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates condemn Hamas-Israel conflict as unprovoked, barbaric, and medieval."},"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\">18<\/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%2Funprovoked-barbaric-medieval-candidates-respond-to-hamas-israel-conflict%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=2061357&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--><h2>The \u20642024\u200b Presidential Candidates Show Support\u2062 for Israel Amidst Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024 presidential candidates have come out in\u200b strong support of Israel following a series of attacks launched by the U.S.-designated \u200dterrorist group Hamas. These attacks, which have included rockets, shootings, rapes, and hostage-taking, have resulted in \u200bthe deaths of at \u2063least 900 people in Israel and approximately 300 on the Palestinian side of the \u2062conflict.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>JOE BIDEN:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The United States unequivocally condemns this appalling assault against \u200dIsrael by Hamas terrorists from \u2064Gaza,&#8221; said \u2064the president in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/07\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-condemning-terrorist-attacks-in-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement<\/a> on \u200bOct. 7. &#8220;Terrorism \u200dis never justified. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people. My administration\u2019s support \u2062for Israel\u2019s security is rock solid\u200d and unwavering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>ROBERT F. KENNEDY Jr.:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This ignominious, unprovoked, and barbaric attack on\u2064 Israel must be met with \u2064world condemnation and unequivocal support for the \u200bJewish state\u2019s right to self-defense,&#8221; posted the candidate, who switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Independent, on X, formerly Twitter. &#8220;As \u2063president, I\u2019ll \u2063make \u200bsure that our policy is unambiguous so that the\u200b enemies of Israel will think long and \u200bhard before attempting aggression\u2062 of any kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>DONALD TRUMP:<\/h3>\n<p>Former President \u2062Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/in-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel-5506001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed<\/a> President Biden for the current situation in Israel. &#8220;Joe Biden betrayed Israel,&#8221; he said at a rally in Iowa. &#8220;I predicted war in Israel immediately after it was announced that Joe Biden gave the $6 billion to Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>RON DESANTIS:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;One of our \u2064greatest allies, Israel, has been attacked by terrorists funded by Iran\u2014with over 800 Israelis murdered and 2,000 injured,&#8221; said the Florida governor in a statement. &#8220;Hamas committed these acts for two simple reasons: They hate the Jewish people,\u2062 and they are evil cowards. They were empowered\u200d by Joe \u2064Biden\u2019s appeasement of Iran and a desire to\u2063 ruin \u2064further normalization of ties within the Arab world with Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. DeSantis called on President \u200bBiden\u200b to enact\u2062 a \u200dthree-step plan: freeze any funds the United States has made available to Iran, cease any \u2063financial support for Hamas, and &#8220;immediately shut down America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-acosta-blasted-for-saying-scientists-should-name-covid-19-variants-after-gop-governors\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Acosta Blasted For Saying Scientists Should Name COVID-19 Variants After GOP Governors\">wide-open southern border<\/a> to ensure we are in a position to better protect Americans here at home from these real threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>NIKKI HALEY:<\/h3>\n<p>Ms. \u2063Haley, who was the U.S. ambassador\u200b to the \u200dUnited \u2063Nations under President Trump, has \u200dcome out with strong statements. On Oct.\u2062 7, she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NikkiHaley\/status\/1710853377502982174?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Israeli \u200bPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to &#8220;finish the job&#8221; and \u200dannihilate \u200cHamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaturday\u2019s terrorist\u200c massacre\u2062 in Israel, murdering hundreds of innocent Israelis and at least nine innocent Americans, is another moment of moral clarity,\u201d\u2063 Ms. Haley said in a statement on Oct.\u200b 9. \u201cThe fanatic Hamas terrorist group must be destroyed. But Hamas is only a small symptom of a larger\u200c disease. Iran, Russia, and China are in league together, attacking Americans, American allies, and \u2063American \u200bvalues. This is a battle between the civilized world and barbarians. America must\u200c stand up for our citizens, our values, and our friends.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Haley called for a four-step action plan: give \u200dIsrael \u2064military and intelligence assistance, warn regional governments against escalating the conflict, cease U.S. backing \u200cof Palestinian entities or &#8220;United Nations-backed entities that side with Hamas or fail to denounce antisemitic activity,&#8221; and freeze the $6 billion in Iranian \u2064assets\u2062 the U.S. freed up in a prisoner exchange last \u2063month. She added the \u200dUnited States should reimpose and enforce sanctions on Iran \u200cand buyers of Iranian oil.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>MIKE PENCE:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Every American should condemn the unprovoked \u2062and massive attack on Israel by terrorists \u200cin Hamas,&#8221; said the former vice president in a \u2062statement. &#8220;This\u200d is what happens when America&#8217;s president projects weakness on\u200d the world stage, kowtows to\u2064 the mullahs in Iran with a \u200b$6 billion ransom, and leaders in the Republican Party signal American \u2062retreat as \u2064Leader of the Free World. Weakness arouses evil.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on \u200cCNN, Mr. Pence blamed both President Biden and\u2062 former President \u2064Trump for the\u200b ongoing\u2062 situation in Israel. \u201cBut let me begin where we ought to\u200b start. I\u2064 mean, that \u2064disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has emboldened the enemies of freedom\u200b around the world,\u201d he said. &#8220;And now war is raging in Eastern Europe. \u200cAnd \u200dPresident Joe Biden\u2019s kowtowing\u2062 for\u200d the last two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-cant-be-prosecuted-in-new-york-following-pardon-court-rules\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted in New York Following Pardon, Court Rules\">-a-half years<\/a> to the mullahs in Iran, lifting sanctions, begging them to get back in the Iran nuclear deal, and then paying $6 billion\u200c in a \u2063ransom for hostages, I think set the conditions for this unprecedented terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel. But I\u200c also believe this is what happens \u200dwhen we have leading voices like Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, \u200dand Ron DeSantis signaling retreat from America\u2019s\u2063 role as leader\u200b of the free world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>VIVEK RAMASWAMY:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I am appalled by the barbaric and medieval Hamas attacks. Shooting civilians \u200cand kidnapping children are war crimes. Israel\u2019s right to exist and \u2062defend itself \u200cshould never be doubted \u2064and Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah\u2064 cannot be allowed to prevail. I \u2063stand with Israel and the United States should too,&#8221; posted the entrepreneur on X. &#8220;America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprovoked-barbaric-medieval-candidates-respond-to-hamas-israel-conflict\/\" title=\"Candidates condemn Hamas-Israel conflict as unprovoked, barbaric, and medieval.\">broken foreign policy establishment knew<\/a> they were \u200dfunding Hamas and went ahead with\u2063 it anyway. The unprecedented $6 billion\u200d in ransom paid to Iran last month worsened it: Our taxpayer dollars are funding Iran,\u2062 Hamas, and Hezbollah. This will end\u2063 on Day 1 of\u2063 my administration,&#8221; said Mr. Ramaswamy in another X post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>DOUG BURGUM:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Iran and its terror\u2062 sponsors in Gaza are showing the world their true face: pure evil. Israel is at war with brutal terrorists and the United States must provide maximum support to our democratic ally.\u200b Our prayers go\u200d up for all the victims of these horrific attacks. We also must remember who pays for \u200dthis terrorism: Iran. An Iran that is billions of dollars wealthier thanks to Joe Biden,&#8221; posted the North \u2063Dakota governor on X. &#8220;There\u200d are reports \u200dof American citizens among the hostages taken by the Iran-directed Hamas terrorist organization. [This] Follows $6 billion Biden paid for five Americans taken \u2062by \u2064Iran and billions more in sanctions relief already provided. Hamas says Iran was central to this invasion, yet Biden officials \u2063deny to \u2062cover their disaster. \u200bWe need to support Israel in taking the fight to Iran and all its terror proxies,&#8221; said Mr. Burgum in \u200canother post on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>TIM \u200bSCOTT:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Hamas\u2019 terrorist attack on Israel today is an assault on Western Civilization,&#8221; \u2062posted the South\u200c Carolina senator on X on Oct. 7. &#8220;The truth is though, Joe \u200bBiden funded these attacks on Israel. America&#8217;s weakness is blood \u2063in \u2064the water for bad actors, but this is worse than that. We didn\u2019t\u200c just invite this\u200b aggression, we \u2062paid for it. Iran is the\u2064 biggest funder of Hamas. This \u2064is\u2062 the Biden $6\u200d billion ransom payment at work. Israel must \u200cdefend its people and the nation, and the\u2062 United States must do everything we\u200d can to assist our ally Israel. As Psalm 122:6 encourages us, we must pray \u2062for the peace of Jerusalem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>CHRIS\u200d CHRISTIE:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Biden\u2019s appeasement of Israel\u2019s enemies has invited this war against Israel. \u200cAppeasement anywhere never works. We must do whatever it takes\u2064 to support the \u2063State of Israel in its time of grave danger, and\u200b we must end the scourge\u2062 of Iran-backed terrorism. This terrorism\u2064 is funded by Biden\u2019s idiotic release of $6 billion\u200c to the\u2062 Iranians,&#8221; posted the former New Jersey governor on \u2064X. \u2063&#8221;The Hamas war against Israel is now the second war started \u2064under Biden\u2019s failed presidency, first by Russia in Ukraine and now by Hamas in Israel. \u200dBoth could have been deterred by strong American leadership.\u200c Under my presidency, America will restore the deterrence Biden has foolishly given away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>ASA \u2063HUTCHISON:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Today\u2019s horrific attacks on Israel, \u200bon the 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, are symbolic of the times we find ourselves in with weak \u200bleadership in \u200cthe White House. America has lost standing on the world stage. We must stand with Israel. We must stand for freedom \u200band democracy. \u2064We must\u200b stand to face evil\u2062 head-on,&#8221; posted the former \u2063Arkansas\u2063 governor on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Nathan\u200c Worcester contributed\u2064 to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062In what ways can \u200cthe international \u200bcommunity \u2062support Israel in defending themselves against the senseless attacks from Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  As\u2019\u200c attacks on Israel are\u2062 not surprising\u2014what is shocking is the\u200b appeasement of\u2064 Iran by the Biden administration, which emboldened\u2062 Hamas to carry out these \u200chorrific acts of terror. We must stand with Israel in\u200c this critical moment and ensure that they have the support they need to defend themselves against\u200b these senseless\u200d attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statements made by\u200c the presidential candidates \u200csignal a united front\u200c in their\u2063 support\u200c for Israel\u200c amidst \u200bthe ongoing conflict with \u2064Hamas. It is clear that they\u200d view Israel as a \u200dstrong ally and condemn the actions of Hamas as \u2063acts of terrorism. They emphasize Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense and assert the need for \u200ba \u200bclear and \u200dunwavering policy towards\u2063 Israel.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s statement emphasizes\u200d the United States&#8217; support\u2062 for Israel&#8217;s security\u2062 and condemns the attacks by Hamas.\u2063 He reaffirms the rock-solid and\u2064 unwavering nature of the\u2062 administration&#8217;s support for\u200d Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u200b F. Kennedy Jr., who recently switched his party affiliation \u200dto Independent, emphasizes \u2064the need for world condemnation and unequivocal \u2062support for Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense. He pledges\u200c to have an unambiguous policy towards Israel \u2063as president, ensuring that \u2063the enemies of Israel \u2063think twice\u200d before attempting any aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump blames\u200b President Biden for \u200cthe current situation in Israel and accuses him of betraying Israel. He \u2064criticizes the $6 billion given to Iran and predicts war in Israel as\u2062 a result of this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor \u200cRon DeSantis, a \u2062staunch supporter\u200b of Israel, condemns Hamas for the attacks\u2063 and attributes \u2063their actions \u200cto a hatred of the Jewish people. He accuses President Biden of appeasing Iran and calls for\u200d a three-step\u2064 plan to address\u2064 the situation. This\u200d plan includes freezing funds to Iran, ending financial support for Hamas, \u2062and securing\u200d the U.S.\u2062 southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,\u200d calls for decisive action against Hamas. She urges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to &#8220;finish the job&#8221; and annihilate Hamas. She describes the \u2064attacks as\u2064 a terrorist massacre and emphasizes\u2063 the need to destroy Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The support shown by the 2024 \u200bpresidential candidates underscores\u2064 the importance of\u200c the U.S.-Israel relationship and the need to confront \u200dterrorism. It\u200c sends a\u200d strong message of solidarity \u2064to Israel and reaffirms \u2062their commitment to \u2064its security\u200c and well-being.\u2064 It remains to\u200d be seen how these \u2062candidates&#8217; positions on Israel will shape their campaign strategies and\u200c potential\u200c future policies if elected to office.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the conflict between\u2064 Israel and\u200d Hamas \u200dcontinues, the international \u200ccommunity awaits further developments and hopes for \u2062a peaceful resolution to the ongoing violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 presidential candidates have expressed their support for Israel after Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, launched attacks on the Jewish state. These attacks, including rockets, shootings, rapes, and hostage-taking, have resulted in the deaths of over 900 people in Israel. 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