{"id":2241324,"date":"2024-05-09T19:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:59:11","slug":"biden-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Shift Away from Israel Is Prompting Democrat Dissent"},"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\">18<\/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-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden%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=2241324&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>Democrats express disappointment\u2063 with President Biden for pausing military aid to Israel amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-ex-colleague-of-hunter-bidens-lawyer-to-temporarily-run-doj-criminal-division\/\" title=\"Biden Taps Ex-Colleague Of Hunter Biden\u2019s Lawyer To Temporarily Run DOJ Criminal Division\">potential conflict<\/a>.\u200c Concerns arise over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aims-to-reopen-over-half-of-schools-just-at-least-one-day-a-week-by-100-day-goal\/\" title=\"Biden Aims to Reopen Over Half of Schools Just \u2018At Least One Day a Week\u2019 By 100-Day Goal\">mixed messaging<\/a> and credibility as an ally. Calls for honoring aid commitments to support Israel against threats like Hamas and Iran persist among party members. The debate highlights \u200dthe complexity\u200c of U.S.\u200d foreign policy in \u200cthe Middle East. Democrats are \u2064disappointed with\u2062 President Biden for pausing\u200c military aid to Israel in a time of\u200d potential conflict. There are concerns about mixed messaging and the credibility of the U.S. as an \u2062ally. Party members stress the\u200d importance \u2063of honoring aid commitments to help Israel combat threats from groups like Hamas and Iran. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-schools-nbc-news-lester-holt-over-fact-check-on-plan-to-lower-prices\/\" title=\"Tim Scott Schools NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt Over Fact Check On Plan To Lower Prices\">debate sheds light<\/a> on the intricate nature of U.S. foreign \u2063policy in the Middle East.  <\/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<p>A number of Democrats have voiced their displeasure with President Joe Biden in the wake of his decision to withhold promised military aid if Israel launches a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-accuses-biden-of-betrayal-hopes-israel-aid-threat-was-senior-moment\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of betrayal over Israel aid threat, hopes it was just a 'senior moment.\">full-scale ground operation<\/a> in Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>While none have expressly said that Biden\u2019s actions with regard to Israel would drive them to support another candidate in the 2024 presidential race, they have called on the Biden administration to reconsider the very clear message such actions send both to Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHard disagree and deeply disappointing,\u201d Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said via X, sharing a CNN headline that read, \u201cBiden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hard disagree and deeply disappointing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96aTeEvgPt\">pic.twitter.com\/96aTeEvgPt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/1788349329662423070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the leader of the free world, America cannot claim that its commitment to Israel is \u2018iron-clad\u2019 and then proceed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-fact-checker-extraordinaire-daniel-dale-disappears-proving-that-facts-dont-matter-quite-as-much-in-bidens-america\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Fact-Checker \u2018Extraordinaire\u2019 Daniel Dale Disappears, Proving That Facts Don\u2019t Matter Quite As Much In Biden\u2019s America\">withhold aid<\/a> from Israel. The mixed messaging makes a mockery of our credibility as an ally. No one will take our word seriously,\u201d Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As the leader of the free world, America cannot claim that its commitment to Israel is \u201ciron-clad\u201d and then proceed to withhold aid from Israel.   <\/p>\n<p>The mixed messaging makes a mockery of our credibility as an ally.  No one will take our word seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1788279236496634210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/09\/biden-democrats-israel-weapons-rafah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Axios<\/a> that she United States should fulfill its obligation and deliver the promised aid and weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Hamas\u2019s Oct 7 invasion to Iran\u2019s recent attack, Israel is under constant threat from terrorists that want to eliminate her. We must ensure that our ally Israel has the tools she needs to defeat Hamas and defend herself from other bad actors,\u201d she added in a post to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Hamas&#8217;s Oct 7 invasion to Iran&#8217;s recent attack, Israel is under constant threat from terrorists that want to eliminate her. <\/p>\n<p>We must ensure that our ally Israel has the tools she needs to defeat Hamas and defend herself from other bad actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Lois Frankel (@RepLoisFrankel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLoisFrankel\/status\/1788298454411669864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans also criticized Biden\u2019s actions, saying that withholding aid from Israel was nothing short of a betrayal of a longtime ally.<\/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=1715184052205000&#038;usg=AOvVaw30mpznqHO0I3crFOdodkQW\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro minced no words on the subject, saying that Biden had \u201csided with Hamas\u201d when he said he would not send the promised ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden just sided with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXymGjMYnX\">pic.twitter.com\/MXymGjMYnX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1788629727135089140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican commentator Scott Jennings drew another comparison during a CNN panel discussion on Wednesday, saying that what Biden had done was an impeachable offense by the standard set when Democrats used former President Donald Trump\u2019s now-infamous \u201cUkraine phone call\u201d to impeach him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottJenningsKY<\/a> absolutely DESTROYS Biden for the double standard of the first Trump impeachment over holding Ukraine aid while he&#8217;s now doing the same thing with aid to Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tW62SlJ4KP\">pic.twitter.com\/tW62SlJ4KP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1788357717569974462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Democrats expressed discontent with President Biden after he chose to withhold pledged military aid if Israel conducts a major ground operation in Rafah. 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