{"id":519395,"date":"2021-05-17T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=519395"},"modified":"2021-05-17T21:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:20:11","slug":"bidens-weakness-caused-israel-palestine-violence-mike-pence-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-weakness-caused-israel-palestine-violence-mike-pence-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s \u2018Weakness\u2019 Caused Israel-Palestine Violence, Mike Pence Says"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbidens-weakness-caused-israel-palestine-violence-mike-pence-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=519395&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>President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cweakness\u201d caused the escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas, former Vice President Mike Pence argued in a Monday op-ed.<\/p>\n<p>Pence\u2019s opinion piece in National Review is his most aggressive push back into politics since leaving the White House in January. Pence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/05\/violence-in-israel-is-the-price-of-bidens-weakness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attacks<\/a> Biden for giving in to anti-Israel factions within the Democratic Party, factions which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/israel-rashida-tlaib-joins-protesters-support-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">particularly vocal<\/a> since violence first began to escalate at the beginning of May. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/israeli-palestinian-conflict-moderate-democrats-squad-nancy-pelosi-aoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: How The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Dividing Democrats)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden and congressional Democrats have abandoned unambiguous support for our ally Israel, emboldened our enemies, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/biden-israel-palestinians.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">turned their back<\/a> on the policy that yielded historic peace deals in the Middle East,\u201d Pence wrote, going on to tout his and former President Donald Trump\u2019s defense of Israel and successes in the Middle East, particularly the Abraham Accords.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has sent the world a profoundly different message,\u201d he added. \u201cInstead of seeking peace through strength, he has invited violence through weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6181304\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6181304\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6181304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564.jpg\" alt=\"JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 22: US Vice President Mike Pence (L) is seen with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office on January 22, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in Israel Sunday evening after visiting Egypt and Jordan. The Palestinian Authority is boycotting Pence's visit to the region, due to Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and announcement to move the embassy. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564-620x267-1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6181304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>JERUSALEM, ISRAEL \u2013 JANUARY 22: US Vice President Mike Pence (L) is seen with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office on January 22, 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in Israel Sunday evening after visiting Egypt and Jordan. The Palestinian Authority is boycotting Pence\u2019s visit to the region, due to Trump\u2019s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital and announcement to move the embassy. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pence\u2019s op-ed published hours after Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/joe-biden-ceasefire-israel-benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held a phone call<\/a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which he called for a ceasefire. Netanyahu has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/netanyahu-biden-hamas-israel-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected<\/a> a ceasefire so far, arguing that Hamas and other terrorist groups are still operating. White House says Biden assured Netanyahu that the U.S. stands with Israel in the conflict, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President reiterated his firm support for Israel\u2019s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks,\u201d the White House said in a summary of the call. \u201cThe President welcomed efforts to address intercommunal violence and to bring calm to Jerusalem. He encouraged Israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two leaders discussed progress in Israel\u2019s military operations against Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza. The President expressed his support for a ceasefire and discussed U.S. engagement with Egypt and other partners towards that end.\u00a0The two leaders agreed that they and their teams would remain in close touch,\u201d the White House added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cweakness\u201d caused the escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas, former Vice President Mike Pence argued in a Monday op-ed.Pence\u2019s opinion piece in National Review is his &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278380,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s \u2018Weakness\u2019 Caused Israel-Palestine Violence, Mike Pence Says","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BejaminNetanyahuMikePenceIsrael-e1518898844564.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s \u2018Weakness\u2019 Caused Israel-Palestine Violence, Mike Pence Says","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519395","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}