{"id":2062223,"date":"2023-10-10T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:50:44","slug":"biden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP accuses Biden administration of emboldening Hamas with mixed messages on Israel."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says%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=2062223&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>State Dept&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says\/\" title=\"GOP accuses Biden administration of emboldening Hamas with mixed messages on Israel.\">social\u2064 media blunders foster confusion<\/a> about U.S. \u200dsupport for\u200b Jewish state<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Israeli soldiers look at the\u2064 remains of a police \u2064station which\u200d was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip (Ronen Zvulun\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s demands for Israel \u200dto stand \u2062down as it mounts a defensive\u200c campaign against Hamas terrorists is undermining U.S. support for the Jewish state as\u200c it \u2063faces\u2064 the most significant threat\u200d to its existence in 50\u2062 years, according to a\u200c group of Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c lawmakers blasted the Biden administration \u2064for social media blunders that saw \u200dSecretary of \u2062State Antony Blinken and other elements of the State Department instruct Israel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a> on the heels of a \u2063surprise attack from the Iranian-backed terror group Hamas that has left more than a thousand dead and many more captive in militant territory.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken on Monday pushed &#8220;for a\u200c cease-fire&#8221; in a\u200d post on X,\u200b formerly Twitter, but that message was\u2063 quickly deleted amid accusations the administration was undermining Israel\u2019s right to self-defense, a policy set forth by President Joe\u200c Biden. A similar incident occurred\u200c on Saturday,\u2062 just after \u200cHamas launched its surprise attack, when the State \u200bDepartment\u2019s Office for Palestinian Affairs called\u200c on \u2062Israel to stand down. That tweet was also deleted, with the State Department telling the \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-deletes-tweet-instructing-israel-to-stand-down-amid-hamas-terror\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a> the missive &#8220;was\u200b not approved and does not represent \u200cU.S. policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s \u200bmixed messages \u200bundermine global support for Israel at a critical\u200c time and come amid\u2062 several U.S. foreign\u200c policy decisions that Republicans and \u200danalysts say enabled Hamas\u2019s weekend\u200b attacks, \u2062most notably last month\u2019s $6 billion ransom payment to the terror group\u2019s\u2064 masters in Iran. The administration\u2019s rush \u200cto delete the \u2063errant posts indicate an &#8220;effort to\u2064 conceal their statements,&#8221; according to Rep. Mark\u200d Green\u200c (R., Tenn.),\u2062 the House Homeland Security\u2019s chair, and all \u206317 Republican members of the \u200dbody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These initial reactions from your administration are very concerning,&#8221; the lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10.10.2023-CHS-R-Letter-to-Biden-Terrorist-Attacks-Israel.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote \u200bin a letter<\/a> \u200bsent Tuesday to the White House \u2062and \u2064obtained by the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;Your administration\u2019s foreign policy has resulted\u200c in\u200b a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-looking-at-a-trump-biden-rematch-in-2024\/\" title=\"IN-DEPTH: Looking at a Trump\u2013Biden Rematch in 2024\">national security failures<\/a> and demonstrated utter weakness on the \u2064world stage. We \u200cmust affirm that\u2063 Israel has every right to respond to\u200b these barbaric acts of \u200dterror.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The State\u200c Department declined \u2062to comment on Blinken\u2019s deleted \u2062tweet and provide an explanation \u200bfor\u2064 why the secretary appeared to contradict formal U.S. policy\u200d on Israel\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican letter sets the stage for an upcoming but still unscheduled Homeland Security Committee hearing that will &#8220;examine the persistent threats posed \u2062by the Iranian regime\u2019s campaign to direct\u2062 operations against U.S. persons, dissidents, or other targets in the U.S. homeland.&#8221; While the House <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cannot pass \u2064legislation<\/a> \u2063until a new speaker \u2062is elected, committees can still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/10\/04\/house-cant-function-without-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold hearings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s operations \u200bin the\u200c United States\u2014which include multiple kidnapping and assassination plots against dissidents and former top American officials\u2014are taking on renewed\u200b interest in the wake of Hamas\u2019s surprise attack, which demonstrated \u200ca newfound sophistication and indicates Tehran has\u2064 helped the\u200c group refine its terrorism prowess.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming hearing will\u200d also &#8220;include\u2064 a critical discussion about\u2064 these horrific acts of terror\u200b and what\u200c they\u2064 mean for our\u200b homeland security during these uncertain times,&#8221; the lawmakers write.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b lawmakers also push back against the White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/bidens-6-billion-ransom-payment-to-iran-helped-fund-hamass-attack-on-israel-gop-lawmakers-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims<\/a> that its $6 billion ransom payment to \u200dIran did not help fund Hamas\u2019s terror operations. While Tehran may not have spent that\u2062 cash, which the White House says will be spent\u2064 on food and medicine, the financial infusion likely helped the regime shore up its funding for \u2062terror groups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This action surely has freed \u200cup\u2062 Iran\u2019s other funding streams to bankroll its \u200dproxies like Hamas \u2063that carried out this \u200bdeadly and large-scale \u2064terrorist attack against Israel,&#8221;\u2063 the lawmakers \u2063write, noting that &#8220;the Iranian regime \u200cwas involved in plotting and\u200b approved the attacks on Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200cspecific social media blunders did the Biden administration make regarding Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense\u2062 during the \u200bconflict\u200c with\u2063 Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ll\u2064 focus on the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of \u200dthe recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.\u200c The\u200b lawmakers are demanding answers and accountability for the administration&#8217;s social media\u200c blunders and mixed messages regarding Israel&#8217;s right \u2063to\u2064 self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas\u200c has come under\u2063 scrutiny from Republicans on the House\u2062 Homeland Security \u200bCommittee. They argue that the administration&#8217;s demands for Israel\u200d to \u2063de-escalate tensions and\u200b calls for \u200ba cease-fire are\u200b undermining U.S.\u2063 support for the Jewish state at a critical \u200ctime.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key criticisms\u200c leveled against the administration is its social media blunders. Secretary of\u200d State \u200cAntony\u2063 Blinken and other elements of the State Department were\u200d seen instructing \u2063Israel to stand down and de-escalate tensions through their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media accounts<\/a>. These messages were quickly deleted, leading to\u2063 accusations\u2062 that the administration was undermining Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The administration&#8217;s rush to delete these posts, along with other foreign\u2063 policy decisions that Republicans claim enabled the attacks\u200b by Hamas, has raised concerns among lawmakers and analysts. They argue that these mixed messages \u200band\u2064 inconsistent \u2063policies are damaging U.S. credibility and undermining global support\u200d for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to \u2062the White House, the lawmakers \u2064expressed their concerns and called for a reaffirmation of Israel&#8217;s right to respond to terrorist acts.\u2064 They criticized the administration&#8217;s foreign\u2064 policy failures and\u200c weaknesses on the world stage,\u200b demanding accountability for the social media \u2063blunders and mixed messages.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department declined to comment on Blinken&#8217;s deleted tweet and provide an\u2064 explanation for the contradiction with formal\u2064 U.S. policy\u200c on \u2062Israel&#8217;s defense. This lack of transparency\u200b adds to the\u2062 lawmakers&#8217; \u2064concerns and further fuels the demand for accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican letter serves as a prelude to\u200b an upcoming \u200dHomeland Security Committee hearing, which will focus on the \u200bBiden administration&#8217;s handling of the Israel-Hamas \u2064conflict.\u200b The hearing aims to\u2064 shed\u200c light on the administration&#8217;s actions and decisions, hold officials accountable, \u200band ensure that U.S. support\u200c for Israel\u2063 remains unwavering.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Biden administration&#8217;s social media blunders \u200dand mixed messages regarding \u200bIsrael&#8217;s right to self-defense have fostered confusion and undermined U.S. support for the Jewish state. Lawmakers are demanding\u2064 answers and \u200daccountability, highlighting the\u200d administration&#8217;s foreign policy\u200c failures\u200d and weaknesses on the world\u2064 stage. The upcoming Homeland Security Committee hearing will provide an opportunity to address \u200cthese\u2062 concerns and\u2063 reaffirm U.S.\u200d support for\u2063 Israel \u200cin the face\u2064 of terrorist acts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Dept&#8217;s social media blunders create confusion on U.S. support for Israel. Israeli soldiers inspect a police station after a battle with Hamas gunmen from Gaza. Biden administration urges Israel to cease its actions. 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