{"id":2222485,"date":"2024-04-16T15:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-will-respond-to-iranian-attack-with-or-without-us-backing-knesset-member-says\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:50:21","slug":"israel-will-respond-to-iranian-attack-with-or-without-us-backing-knesset-member-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-will-respond-to-iranian-attack-with-or-without-us-backing-knesset-member-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Parliament Member States Israel&#8217;s Response to Iranian Attack Independent of US Support"},"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\">26<\/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-will-respond-to-iranian-attack-with-or-without-us-backing-knesset-member-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=2222485&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>An Israeli lawmaker confirmed that Israel will retaliate against Iran&#8217;s recent \u200dmissile strike, even without US\u2064 support. The decision emphasizes Israel&#8217;s need to defend itself independently. Despite pressures \u2064to stand down,\u2063 Israel remains prepared to act alone. Relations \u2064with the US may be affected, but Israel prioritizes its own security. The escalating tensions underscore the delicate balance in \u2063the \u200dregion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Israel will respond to Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-moves-to-sanction-iranian-terror-proxies\/\" title=\"House takes action against Iranian terrorist allies\">weekend missile strike<\/a> on the country even if it must do so without backing from the Biden administration, an Israeli lawmaker told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> in a wide-ranging interview Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ohad Tal, a conservative Israeli Knesset member who serves on its security and foreign affairs committee, said Israel has no choice but to fight back against Tehran, raising the likelihood of an increasingly dangerous conflict with the Islamic Republic that has, until recently, only been fought by Iran\u2019s terrorist proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>With the Biden administration pressuring Israel to stand down amid Iran\u2019s terror spree, Tal said the Jewish state is willing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">strike back<\/a> alone, even if it strains relations between the United States and its top Middle East ally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we will have America with us, that will be great. But if America will not be with us, we will do whatever it is that needs to be done by ourselves,&#8221; Tal said during an interview in Washington, D.C., where he is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss the unfolding situation. &#8220;At the end of the day, Israel has to protect itself. Israel has to do what is in the best interest of Israel, and what will ensure the survival of Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is, he said, &#8220;we don&#8217;t have any alternative but to respond to this brutal attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tal, a member of Israel\u2019s National Religious Party, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s conservative governing coalition, said that American lawmakers and those in the Biden administration must understand that &#8220;Israel cannot afford not to respond to what Iran did,&#8221; adding that a stand down order would invite further attacks from the Islamic Republic and its terrorist allies.<\/p>\n<p>While Tal would not discuss options for an Israeli response, citing the highly classified nature of that information, he emphasized that &#8220;we will do whatever is needed to be done in order to respond to&#8221; the attack by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Tal\u2019s comments highlight the increasing tension between Israel and the Biden administration, which has shifted its stance on the conflict with Hamas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">recent weeks<\/a>. Following the Oct. 7 terror attacks, the United States signaled unified support for Israel\u2019s military, but, in recent weeks, has been calling for a ceasefire that would leave Hamas strongholds in the Gaza Strip intact.<\/p>\n<p>Tal&#8217;s remarks are in line with other on record and anonymous remarks by Israeli officials in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody agrees that Israel must respond. How to respond, when to respond, is the question,&#8221; an Israeli official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/04\/15\/israel-strike-iran-response-international-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <i>Washington<\/i> <i>Post<\/i> this week, adding that an upcoming operation would be meant to &#8220;send a message&#8221; to Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said on Tuesday, &#8220;Iran will not get [off] scot-free with this aggression,&#8221; and that Israel &#8220;cannot stand still from this kind of aggression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli political leaders like Tal said the U.S. message to Israel is clear: &#8220;America will not back you in response to this brutal attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tal expressed dismay at the Biden administration\u2019s current policies, saying that U.S. pressure on Israel is signaling to the country\u2019s enemies that the nation is weak. In addition to accusing Israel of withholding humanitarian aid from the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration also has sanctioned Jews it claims are fomenting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you see that the current administration [is] using all its influence to speak about settler violence, which is a completely fabricated campaign, when you see the president enforcing personal sanctions against Israeli citizens who live in Judea and Samaria, just like myself, that sends a horrible, horrible message in the Middle East,&#8221; Tal said.<\/p>\n<p>American efforts to push a two-state solution in the wake of Hamas\u2019s attack also sends the message that if you &#8220;use terror you\u2019ll get what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli strike on Iran could weaken the Islamic Republic\u2019s growing alliance with Russia, China, and North Korea, Tal said, adding that this message is key to building American support for a possible response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hurting them now, hurting this regime now can create a situation which also will weaken the alliance of China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Destabilizing the Iranian regime can [create] a real strategic change for America, and will weaken this alliance and will strengthen America and their allies.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the regime\u2019s progress toward an atomic bomb, Tal said that Israel is paying close attention and will not hesitate to get involved, with or without U.S. backing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If America will not do what needs to be done in order to prevent that from happening, Israel will do what we can do in order to prevent that from happening,&#8221; Tal said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Israeli lawmaker stated that Israel will retaliate against Iran&#8217;s recent missile strike, even if it means doing so without support from the Biden administration. 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