{"id":2064062,"date":"2023-10-11T19:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-talks-the-conservative-response-to-hamas-deadly-attack-on-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T19:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:48:30","slug":"ben-shapiro-talks-the-conservative-response-to-hamas-deadly-attack-on-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-talks-the-conservative-response-to-hamas-deadly-attack-on-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro discusses conservatives&#8217; reaction to Hamas&#8217; lethal assault 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\">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%2Fben-shapiro-talks-the-conservative-response-to-hamas-deadly-attack-on-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=2064062&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>Daily Wire Co-Founder\u200c Rejects\u200b Idea that U.S. Shouldn&#8217;t Assist Israel in War Against \u2062Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>In a captivating conversation with Turning Point USA \u2064founder Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro,\u2064 co-founder and\u2062 editor\u200c emeritus of \u200cthe Daily Wire, firmly dismissed the notion that the United States has no foreign policy \u200binterest in supporting Israel in its battle against\u2062 Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very \u200dmuch in favor of America following her own foreign policy interests,\u201d \u2062Shapiro\u200c asserted.\u200b \u201cBut I think that there\u2019s a category \u200cerror that\u2019s been made by\u2064 some members of the Right that the \u200bridiculous belief\u2064 that America has a moral duty to intervene in every\u2064 conflict on the basis of morality \u2014 obviously that\u2019s silly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro\u200d made these remarks during \u2062an \u2064appearance on &#8220;The Charlie Kirk\u200d Show,&#8221; \u2064where Kirk posed the question of\u2064 how American conservatives should respond to the ongoing conflict in \u200cthe Middle East. After years of U.S. involvement in foreign \u200cconflicts, many Americans\u2063 have grown indifferent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-furious-as-end-of-military-vaccine-mandate-appears-imminent\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Furious as End of Military Vaccine Mandate Appears Imminent\">deploying troops overseas<\/a> to combat Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>However, Shapiro argued\u2063 that it is equally absurd to believe that America\u2062 should never provide moral\u200c support \u200bto\u2063 an ally under attack. He emphasized\u2062 Israel&#8217;s strong pro-American sentiment and the invaluable intelligence \u2064and military technology\u200d they provide\u2063 to\u200d the\u2063 United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIsrael, by\u2064 the way, is by \u2063far the\u200b most pro-America, American ally there is,\u201d Shapiro emphasized. \u201cI mean\u200c by polling data, Israelis love America. Not only do they \u200blove America, they provide extraordinary levels of intelligence and support military technology to the United States. They\u2019re a powerful economy in \u2064the \u200bregion. They\u2019re a powerful \u2063intelligence asset in \u200cthe region \u2014 that\u2019s just on a pure realist level, putting\u2064 aside all of the sort \u200dof moral coincidence that exists between the State of Israel and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the battle between Israel and Hamas \u200centered its fifth day, the \u200bdeath toll among Israelis continued to rise, with over\u200b 1,200 killed and nearly\u200b 3,000 injured from \u200cthe attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the escalating violence, Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin\u2063 Netanyahu and former Minister \u2064of Defense Benny Gantz have agreed to form an emergency unity government to ensure victory in the \u2062war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO\u200d GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u2062U.S. State Department confirmed that 22 Americans\u2062 have\u2064 been\u200d killed\u2062 in Hamas attacks, while 17 Americans \u2063remain missing.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military has not observed any indication that other adversaries of Israel, including Iran, have joined forces with Hamas in their fight \u2063against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Biden administration\u200b has pledged support to \u2062Israel through increased military aid\u200b and ammunition, Shapiro revealed that Israel has not requested direct U.S.\u2064 involvement in the conflict, particularly with Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI know there\u2019s that strawman\u200c that\u2019s been set up by some people \u2014 that\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d Shapiro stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro concluded \u2062by expressing his\u200d disbelief that some \u2064individuals\u200b argue against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-9-abortion-reproductive-health-bills-into-law\/\" title=\"Newsom approves 9 abortion, reproductive health bills.\">providing basic care<\/a> \u200cand support \u2063when Islamic terrorists \u200bcross \u2064borders and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-talks-the-conservative-response-to-hamas-deadly-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro discusses conservatives' reaction to Hamas' lethal assault on Israel.\">mercilessly\u2064 murder innocent civilians<\/a>. He pointed out the inconsistency of these arguments, \u200csuggesting that those same individuals would not hold the same stance if the victims were Western babies in a preschool in France.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Shapiro suggest \u2064the United States\u200d can provide moral support to Israel while still questioning their government&#8217;s decisions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E America more than any\u200c other country in the world. They \u2062have\u2063 been incredibly \u200bsupportive of the United \u2063States, and they\u2063 have been an incredible ally in the Middle \u2064East \u2064for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro\u2063 also\u200b pointed out\u200c that Israel serves as an important strategic asset for the United States in the region. With its advanced military \u200ccapabilities and intelligence sharing, Israel has been instrumental in combating terrorism and ensuring\u200c stability in the volatile Middle \u2062East.<\/p>\n<p>However, Shapiro\u200c acknowledged the concerns and fatigue felt by\u2062 many Americans regarding endless military interventions. \u2063He emphasized that the United States should always prioritize its own national interests, but\u200c that does not mean\u200c turning a blind eye to the plight of its allies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think there \u2064is \u2064a \u2064moral duty on the \u200cpart of the United States to \u2064stand by its allies when they are under attack,\u201d Shapiro\u200c stated. \u200c\u201cIf \u2063somebody is our friend and they are attacked, it doesn\u2019t mean that we should march in with the Marines necessarily,\u200d but it does mean that we should\u200d support \u2062them morally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro\u200c further emphasized that providing moral support to Israel does not mean blindly\u2062 endorsing every decision made by the \u200bIsraeli government. It means recognizing the legitimacy of Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself and condemning the actions\u2062 of terrorist organizations \u200blike Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe can say\u200b that we stand by the Israeli people while disagreeing with whatever the current Israeli \u200cgovernment is doing. We can say\u200d that we stand by the Israeli people\u200d while asking tough questions\u200d about how they are responding to threats,\u201d Shapiro explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2062 Shapiro\u200c firmly \u200brejected\u2062 the idea \u200dthat the United States\u2064 should not assist Israel in its battle against Hamas. He argued\u2063 that while\u200c the United States should always prioritize its own interests, it also\u2064 has a moral\u2062 obligation to support its allies when they are under attack. With Israel&#8217;s strong pro-American sentiment and its strategic importance in the region, providing moral support to \u2062Israel\u2063 aligns with both American interests and values.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think that we as Americans should \u200bbe \u2063proud \u2062of\u200b supporting Israel, \u200bshould be grateful \u2062for the \u200dsupport that\u200b Israel provides \u200dus, and \u200bwe should be \u200dgrateful for the fact that \u200dthey are doing the fighting on the \u200cfront \u2063lines,\u201d \u200bShapiro concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This conversation\u200b between Shapiro \u200cand Kirk sheds light on the \u200bcomplex dynamics of foreign policy\u2062 and the moral responsibilities of the United States as a global\u200c power. It highlights the importance of striking a balance between\u2064 protecting \u200cAmerican interests and standing by allies in times of crisis. As the conflict between Israel and Hamas \u200bcontinues, the arguments presented by\u2063 Shapiro carry great significance and invite further debate\u2064 on America&#8217;s role in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a conversation with Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, co-founder and editor emeritus of Daily Wire, dismissed the notion that the US lacks foreign policy interest in supporting Israel against Hamas. 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