{"id":2190198,"date":"2024-03-01T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-leads-gop-senators-in-condemning-biden-for-undermining-israeli-operations-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T17:59:57","slug":"tom-cotton-leads-gop-senators-in-condemning-biden-for-undermining-israeli-operations-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-leads-gop-senators-in-condemning-biden-for-undermining-israeli-operations-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton leads GOP senators in criticizing Biden for undermining Israeli operations in Gaza"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftom-cotton-leads-gop-senators-in-condemning-biden-for-undermining-israeli-operations-in-gaza%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=2190198&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>Fierce Pro-Israel Senators Blast President Biden for Undermining Israeli \u2062Operations Against Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) led a group of GOP senators\u200b in a\u200b scathing letter to President Joe Biden, \u200baccusing him of undermining Israeli operations against Hamas in Gaza. The senators criticized Biden&#8217;s\u200b executive order and national security\u200b memorandum, which they believe weaken the United States&#8217; support for Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Undermining Foreign Policy Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>In his February 1 executive order, Biden referred to Judea \u2064and Samaria as\u2063 the &#8220;West Bank&#8221; and highlighted alleged settler \u2062violence and forced displacement, \u2063while ignoring the violence against Israelis in the area.\u2064 The senators argue that these \u200bactions undermine the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-out-biden-admin-failure-over-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Republicans call out Biden admin. failure over disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal\">foreign policy objectives<\/a> of the United States, including the\u2064 two-state\u2062 solution and the security of\u2064 Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Leaving Israel Vulnerable<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s National Security Memorandum, issued on February 8, requires written \u200bassurances from recipient countries that they will use defense articles \u2062in accordance \u2063with international\u200c humanitarian law. The senators\u2064 argue that this leaves Israel vulnerable to\u200d international law and weakens the alliance between the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Rescind\u2063 the Documents and Sanction Terrorists<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Cotton and his colleagues call \u200bon President Biden to rescind both the executive order\u2062 and \u2062the national security memorandum. They urge the administration to focus on sanctioning terrorists and their supporters instead of punishing Israelis. \u2064The senators criticize \u2063the lack of action against the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s &#8220;pay to slay&#8221; payments \u200cand the surge in Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<h3>False\u2063 Implications\u2064 and Arbitrary Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p>The senators also accuse \u2064Biden&#8217;s memorandum\u2062 of falsely implying that Israel\u200d is committing \u200bmass war crimes in its campaign against Hamas. They argue that \u200dIsrael has \u200cprovided evidence of its efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-claims-that-ap-reporters-were-lucky-to-get-out-of-building-it-wasnt-luck\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Blasts Claims That AP Reporters Were \u2018Lucky\u2019 To Get Out Of Building: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t Luck\u2019\">avoid civilian casualties<\/a>. The senators demand\u200c a full explanation from the administration\u200d regarding\u2064 the evidentiary basis and processes for choosing to \u2064sanction \u2064Israelis\u200b while ignoring crimes committed by the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1709396583817000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0mXVSf1s2XYsfVslgn-R0N\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u2062DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The senators \u200cconclude their letter by\u200b urging President Biden to immediately rescind both the \u2062executive order and the\u2063 national security memorandum. They also request a \u200bfull explanation from\u200d the administration regarding \u2062the evidentiary basis and processes for \u200dsanctioning Israelis while ignoring crimes\u2062 committed by the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My colleagues and I\u200d sent a\u2064 letter to President Biden urging him to \u200drescind his directives that\u200b are intended to \u200dundermine Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EhuKXd0dBl\">pic.twitter.com\/EhuKXd0dBl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1763584018807758991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why do \u200cthe senators urge the Biden administration to take a tougher \u200cstance\u2063 against \u2062Hamas and other terrorist \u2062organizations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Sident\u200c Biden \u2064to \u200drescind\u2063\u200c both\u2064 the executive order\u200c and the national security memorandum. \u2062They argue that\u200c these measures not\u200c only undermine the\u2064 United\u200b States&#8217; support for Israel, \u200bbut also\u200d hinder the efforts to\u2063 achieve a\u200d peaceful resolution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the senators urge \u2064the\u2062 Biden administration to\u2064 take a\u200b tougher stance\u2064 against Hamas and other terrorist\u2062 organizations that pose a \u2064threat to Israel&#8217;s security.\u200d They highlight\u200c the importance of sanctioning\u200c these groups and their supporters to \u2062ensure the safety and stability of \u200bthe region.<\/p>\n<h3>Support for\u2064 Israel&#8217;s \u2062Right to Self-Defense<\/h3>\n<p>The senators also express their unwavering support for Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense. They emphasize that Israel has the right\u200d to protect its \u200ccitizens from rocket attacks and \u2062terrorist activities.\u200b They condemn the actions \u2063of Hamas, which continues to indiscriminately target Israeli civilians while using Palestinian residents as \u2064human shields.<\/p>\n<p>The senators argue that by\u2064 undermining Israel&#8217;s\u200b operations against Hamas, President Biden is\u200c inadvertently emboldening \u2063the terrorist organization, putting\u200c more innocent lives at \u2062risk. They stress the need for \u200cthe United States\u2062 to stand firmly behind its ally\u2063 and provide\u2063 any necessary \u200bmilitary \u200bassistance \u2064to ensure Israel&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200b Importance of \u2064US-Israel Relationship<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2064 letter highlights the long-standing and \u200bmutually beneficial relationship between the United States and \u2064Israel.\u2063 The senators emphasize that Israel is a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-state-dept-memo-shows-far-left-dissatisfaction-in-biden-admin\/\" title=\"State Dept. memo reveals discontent among far-left in Biden administration.\">vital strategic partner<\/a> \u200cin the Middle East and shares common values with the United States, such as democracy, freedom, and\u200c human rights.<\/p>\n<p>They \u2064assert that any actions that weaken the alliance \u2063between the\u2062 two countries not only \u200bjeopardize Israel&#8217;s security but also undermine regional stability and American interests in the Middle East. They \u200durge\u200d President \u2062Biden\u2063 to reconsider his approach and prioritize the strong and unwavering support for Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>In conclusion, Senator Cotton and his \u200dfellow senators have strongly criticized President Biden for undermining Israeli operations against Hamas. \u200cThey \u2062argue that his executive order and national security memorandum weaken the United States&#8217; support for Israel, hinder foreign policy objectives, and \u200dleave\u200d Israel vulnerable \u2062to international \u200dlaw.<\/p>\n<p>The senators call \u2064on President Biden to rescind\u2064 both documents and take a tougher\u200c stance against Hamas and \u200cother terrorist organizations. \u2064They\u2064 emphasize the importance of\u2063 the\u200b US-Israel relationship and \u2064urge the administration to prioritize the security \u2064and well-being of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>They hope that\u200b by addressing these concerns, President\u2063 Biden can reaffirm the \u200cUnited States&#8217; steadfast support for \u2064Israel and \u200ccontribute to \u200da lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and GOP senators criticized President Biden for undermining Israeli operations against Hamas in Gaza. They referred to Biden&#8217;s February 1 executive order, where he used the term &#8220;West Bank&#8221; for Judea and Samaria and mentioned &#8220;high levels of violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2190199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1838203620.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2190198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1838203620.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190198","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\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2190198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2190199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2190198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2190198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2190198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}