{"id":2248135,"date":"2024-05-19T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elise-stefanik-denounces-biden-holding-up-israel-aid-in-speech-to-israeli-lawmakers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T17:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:34:23","slug":"elise-stefanik-denounces-biden-holding-up-israel-aid-in-speech-to-israeli-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elise-stefanik-denounces-biden-holding-up-israel-aid-in-speech-to-israeli-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Elise Stefanik criticizes Biden for delaying Israel aid in address to Israeli legislators"},"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\">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%2Felise-stefanik-denounces-biden-holding-up-israel-aid-in-speech-to-israeli-lawmakers%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=2248135&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>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision \u200cto withhold offensive weaponry from Israel during \u2064her\u2064 speech \u200bto Israeli lawmakers. She \u200cemphasized the importance of supporting Israel\u200c and\u200b denounced easing sanctions on Iran. Stefanik expressed \u200badamant \u2064disapproval of policies that undermine Israel&#8217;s security. \u2064Rep. Elise \u200cStefanik\u2064 (R-NY) criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s choice\u2064 to hold back offensive weapons from Israel in her \u200baddress to Israeli legislators. She \u200bstressed the \u2062significance\u200d of backing Israel\u2064 and condemned the relaxation of \u2064sanctions\u200d on Iran. Stefanik firmly disapproved \u2063of policies that \u200cjeopardize Israel&#8217;s\u2062 security.  <\/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>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elise Stefanik\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) took aim at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> while she spoke to Israeli lawmakers in the Jewish state on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, a close ally of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, took aim at Biden\u2019s policies, specifically his decision to withhold offensive weaponry from Israel over its looming major offensive in Rafah.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have been clear at home and I will be clear here: There is no excuse for an American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-acknowledges-iran-are-bad-actors-doesnt-condemn-anti-israel-remarks-from-democrats\/\" title=\"Psaki Acknowledges Iran \u2018Are Bad Actors,\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Condemn Anti-Israel Remarks From Democrats\">block aid<\/a> to Israel \u2013 aid that was duly passed by the Congress. There is no excuse to ease sanctions on Iran, paying a $6 billion ransom to the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-gives-up-u-s-leverage-over-iran-offers-to-restart-nuclear-deal-talks\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Gives Up U.S. Leverage Over Iran, Offers To Restart Nuclear Deal Talks\">leading state sponsor<\/a> of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8rAeeghMh\">pic.twitter.com\/z8rAeeghMh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1792204417590034735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have been clear at home, and I will be clear here: There is no excuse for an American president to block aid to Israel, aid that was duly passed by the Congress. There is no excuse to ease sanctions on Iran, paying a $6 billion ransom to the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terror, or to dither and hide while our friends fight for their lives. No excuse. Full stop,\u201d Stefanik said.<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesman Andrew Bates defended Biden in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/19\/politics\/stefanik-israel-speech-biden-trump\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"to\">to<\/a> CNN on Sunday, saying that \u201cthere has been no better friend to Israel than President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the first American president to visit Israel during war time \u2013 in the aftermath of the horrific October 7 terrorist attacks \u2013 and the first president to order the US military to defend Israel from a foreign nation\u2019s attack. As he has demonstrated, President Biden\u2019s support for Israel\u2019s security is \u2018ironclad,\u2019\u201d Bates told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike some figures on the right, President Biden did not rail against the Israeli government in the days after October 7, nor has he ever praised terrorist organizations like Hezbollah \u2013 and he will not be lectured by any person who was silent in the face of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-teacher-training-video-shows-how-cultish-critical-race-theory-is-being-pushed-on-virginia-teachers\/\" title=\"Leaked Teacher Training Video Shows How Cultish Critical Race Theory Is Being Pushed On Virginia Teachers\">offensive statements<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, on the other hand, touted Trump\u2019s policies on Israel and positioned herself as a \u201cleading proponent and partner\u201d of the former president. The New York congresswoman has been floated as a potential running mate for Trump in November.<\/p>\n<p>She said Israel needs \u201ctotal victory\u201d because antisemitism is rising globally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enemy is inside more than just the gates of the United Nations. It is also in powerful Western institutions in my country and beyond, where the virus, the vile virus of antisemitism, is spreading. This is why total victory means not just physical self-defense but ideological self-defense,\u201d Stefanik said.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza has been going on since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists launched multiple attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) criticized President Biden during her address to Israeli lawmakers on Sunday. As a staunch ally of ex-President Trump, Stefanik disapproved of Biden&#8217;s policy to withhold offensive weapons from Israel ahead of an anticipated significant operation in Rafah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2248136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128857458056-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128857458056-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248135","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}