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Pres. Trump’s statement was exactly the right response, following the heartbreaking news that Hamas murdered American-Israeli Omer Neutra before taking his body hostage on October 7.
The Biden administration should have made such a statement 14 months ago, and followed up with strong action against the terrorists. Instead, the Biden administration has repeatedly criticized Israel; cut off weapons and other supplies needed by Israel – resulting in more Israeli soldiers dying; worked to tie Israel’s hands, including opposing the IDF’s needed entry into the terrorists’ lair in Rafah to rescue hostages and eliminate Hamas terror leaders; opposed offensive Israeli action against Iran after Iran launched hundreds of missiles at Israel; threatened Israel into a dangerous ceasefire deal with Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon – which Hezbollah has been egregiously violating since the inception of the deal, including by launching mortars into Israel; and pressured Israel to not respond to Hezbollah’s violations.
We urge the Biden administration to spend its final months ending its threats against Israel and instead joining Trump in credibly insisting on the hostages’ release.
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