{"id":2061565,"date":"2023-10-10T05:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-faces-his-latest-international-and-political-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T05:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:18:08","slug":"israel-war-biden-faces-his-latest-international-and-political-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-faces-his-latest-international-and-political-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden confronts new global and political crisis with Israel war."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fisrael-war-biden-faces-his-latest-international-and-political-crisis%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=2061565&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--><p><H2>Hamas&#8217;s \u200dDeadly Attacks and Biden&#8217;s Challenges<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><H3>The Conflict and Biden&#8217;s Foreign Policy<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217;s deadly terrorist\u2064 attacks in Israel and Israel&#8217;s forceful\u2063 reprisals in Gaza present President Joe \u200cBiden with personal and political challenges as he\u2063 grapples with the war.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bconflict coincides with concerns regarding Biden&#8217;s\u200c foreign policy, particularly his distant relationship with Israeli\u200c Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and problematic approach to Iran, amid Republican\u200b opposition to Ukraine\u2064 funding and Democratic\u2063 division over Israel.<\/p>\n<p><H3>Pressure \u2062on Biden&#8217;s Iran Policy<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217;s terrorist attacks and widespread kidnappings are &#8220;already putting the Biden policy toward Iran &#8230; under \u2064a microscope,&#8221; according to Foundation \u2063for\u2063 Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg.\u200d Goldberg\u200c particularly\u2063 criticized last month&#8217;s U.S.-Iran prisoner swap, which included five people per side and \u2063Biden unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iran is the\u2064 primary sponsor of Hamas,\u200b Hezbollah,\u200b and Islamic Jihad,&#8221;\u200b Goldberg told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;That this attack came after the administration [released] billions of dollars for Iran&#8217;s use is not a\u2062 coincidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There will \u2062be growing pressure on the\u2062 White House to reverse its policy of appeasement toward\u200b Tehran and start locking down all available funds for the \u2062mullahs and their proxies,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s why you are seeing the White House spin so\u200c hard trying to distance Iran from the \u200bmassacre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><H3>Setback for Biden&#8217;s Middle East Policy<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>Retired\u2064 Army Col. Rich Outzen, an\u2064 Atlantic Council senior fellow,\u200d agreed Hamas&#8217;s\u2062 terrorist attacks, including targeting Nova Festival \u200dattendees, and Israel&#8217;s retaliatory strikes, which have \u2062altogether \u2063killed more than 1,500 people so far,\u2062 &#8220;represent a\u2062 serious setback&#8221; for Biden&#8217;s Middle East\u2064 policy. The Vandenberg Coalition advisory board member\u200b described the president&#8217;s Mideast policy \u200bas \u2063&#8221;incentivizing\u200d Iran and encouraging Saudi-Israel reconciliation while \u2064deprioritizing\u2063 the region overall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All three lobes of \u2064this policy have taken a\u200d major blow: the first \u2064because Iran appears to have played a significant role in planning\u2064 and resourcing the attacks, the second because the \u2063fallout from the ongoing Israeli counteroffensive will strain \u2063Israel&#8217;s standing in the Gulf and \u200damong Arab and Muslim \u2064populations regionally and globally, \u2063the third because Israel&#8217;s security has\u200c again been put into question and vaulted to\u200c the\u200d top of mind for average Americans, \u200cwho retain positive \u2063views\u2062 and \u2062willingness to support Israel,&#8221;\u2063 Outzen said. <\/p>\n<p><H3>Political Challenges for Biden<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>EqualProtect.org founder and Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson similarly underscored Biden&#8217;s &#8220;domestic political problem&#8221; because the &#8220;progressive\u2064 left wing of the Democratic Party [had] turned on Israel long before the current conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Biden sticks with traditional American\u2063 support for and of Israel, \u200che will alienate the most\u2064 activist wing of his party,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The people in the streets chanting &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; and the genocidal &#8216;From the river to the sea, Palestine will be \u2062free&#8217; are the Democrat base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><H3>Recommendations for Biden&#8217;s\u2063 Foreign Policy<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>More \u2063broadly, American Enterprise Institute foreign \u200band defense policy senior fellow Danielle Pletka broached the domestic and international perception \u2062of Biden\u200b as &#8220;weak&#8221; and how &#8220;weakness spawns \u2062its own \u2062consequences.&#8221; Pletka recommended that the president first &#8220;support Israel in its rescue of American and other hostages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Provide\u2062 Israel the weapons it needs, suspend \u2064aid \u2062to \u200dthe [Palestine Authority], end\u2064 the undeclared \u2063dialogue with\u200c the Iranian regime, \u2064 [and] \u2062 consider\u200b adding\u2062 Lebanon and Qatar to the state sponsors of terrorism list,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><H3>Trump&#8217;s Criticism \u200dand \u2064Biden&#8217;s Approval Rating<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, is\u2062 spearheading\u200d GOP criticism of Biden over Israel \u200dand Iran. Trump \u2062condemned Biden \u200cduring a \u2062rally Monday in New Hampshire for betraying Israel, promising to &#8220;once again \u200dstand strongly&#8221; Israel if he wins next year&#8217;s election. <\/p>\n<p>With Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-faces-his-latest-international-and-political-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden confronts new global and political crisis with Israel war.\">foreign policy approval\u200c rating averaging net negative \u200b17 percentage points<\/a>, the Democratic National Committee has tried\u200d to counter the criticism \u200dby scrutinizing Sen. \u2064Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s (R-AL)\u2062 military nomination and promotion holds over the Pentagon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-and-republicans-clash-over-tuberville-pentagon-abortion-access-protest\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats and Republicans clash over Tuberville Pentagon abortion access protest\">abortion access policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><H3>Biden&#8217;s\u2062 Response and Support for Israel<\/H3><\/p>\n<p>Biden was briefed by \u2062Secretary \u2062of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser \u2063Jake Sullivan, \u200band others Monday morning before his aides called a &#8220;lid,&#8221; indicating he would not take part in\u2062 any more public appearances that day,\u200c before noon. The president did deliver an\u200d address \u200cSunday in the\u2063 State Dining \u2064Room, has \u200bbeen coordinating support with international\u2062 counterparts, and published multiple statements, including when the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-takes-lead-as-europe-prepares-to-begin-covid-19-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Hungary takes lead as Europe prepares to begin COVID-19 vaccinations\">death toll rose<\/a> to 11 people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s heart wrenching,&#8221; he \u200cwrote Monday. &#8220;While we are still working\u200c to confirm, we believe it is likely that American\u2064 citizens\u200c may be among those being held by Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States\u200c and the State \u200dof Israel are inseparable partners, and I affirmed to Prime Minister Netanyahu again when\u200b we spoke [Sunday] that\u200b the United States will continue to make sure Israel \u200bhas what it needs to defend itself and its\u2064 people,&#8221;\u2063 he said.  <\/p>\n<h2> How can President Biden navigate the political divisions within his own party regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Hamas&#8217;s \u200cattacks<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Aggression.&#8221; She urged Biden to take a strong stance against Hamas and Iran, \u2063emphasizing the importance of clear \u200dand decisive action.<\/p>\n<p>Pletka suggested that Biden should reaffirm the United States&#8217; \u200dunwavering support for \u200dIsrael,\u2062 both in words and actions. This could include providing additional military aid to Israel to ensure its security and deter \u200bfurther attacks. She also emphasized \u2064the need to work closely with regional allies, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to counter the influence of Iran and its proxies.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Pletka recommended\u2062 a\u200d comprehensive review \u200bof the Biden administration&#8217;s approach \u2062to Iran. She argued\u2063 that the United States should not\u2063 reward Iran \u2063with \u200bfinancial relief\u2062 while it \u200bcontinues to support terrorist organizations like Hamas. Instead, she proposed \u2064a tougher stance, including\u200d stricter sanctions and holding Iran accountable for its actions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Pletka stressed the importance of addressing\u2064 the root causes of \u200cthe conflict, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eritrea-acknowledges-presence-in-ethiopian-human-rights-crisis\/\" title=\"Eritrea Acknowledges Presence in Ethiopian Human Rights Crisis\">ongoing humanitarian crisis<\/a> in \u2062Gaza. She\u2062 urged the Biden administration to work towards a lasting and \u2064just solution, including \u2062direct negotiations between Israel\u2063 and the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cconclusion,\u200b Hamas&#8217;s deadly attacks and Israel&#8217;s \u2062forceful response pose significant challenges for President Biden&#8217;s foreign policy. \u2064The conflict \u200dputs pressure on Biden&#8217;s approach to Iran \u2063and highlights political divisions within his own party. \u2064To address these challenges,\u200c it is crucial for Biden to take a strong stance against terrorism, reaffirm support for \u200dIsrael,\u200b and work towards a comprehensive \u2063resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Only through clear and decisive actions can Biden \u2064overcome these challenges and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-mccarthy-led-his-divided-conference-in-avoiding-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"McCarthy successfully united his divided conference to avert a shutdown.\">demonstrate effective leadership<\/a> in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel&#8217;s reprisals in Gaza pose personal and political challenges for President Biden. The conflict adds to concerns about his foreign policy, including his strained ties with Israeli PM Netanyahu and approach to Iran. 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