It hasn't been a good week for those who care about freedom and
democracy. Some of the blame falls on the Biden Administration, and much
of it falls on the regime in Tehran. There's no introduction that will
do justice to this week's news, so we're just going to go ahead and
begin.

Investigating Israel? Really?

On Monday, press reports began to circulate that the Department of
Justice (DOJ) would be investigating the May 2022 death of an Al Jazeera
journalist who died during fighting between Israeli forces and
Palestinian terrorists. The journalist's death is a tragedy. Israel
has investigated the incident and found that its soldiers behaved
appropriately. That's what democracies do, they investigate a matter
and come to a conclusion without prejudice.

In the months since the journalist's death, anti-Israel Members of
Congress have been lobbying the DOJ to investigate the matter. No one
paid much attention to this effort because the Justice Department is
supposed to be independent. But, just days after the mid-term elections
concluded, suddenly the DOJ reversed an earlier Administration decision
and has now informed the Israelis of their intention to investigate the
matter.

This is outrageous. Israel is an ally that upholds democratic norms and
does everything it can to avoid civilian casualties in conflict. The
Israelis conducted themselves in the exact same manner the U.S. has on
numerous occasions when civilians have died in a warzone.

In a statement addressing the matter, CUFI founder and Chairman Pastor
John Hagee had this to say, "It is both shocking and appalling that
the Department of Justice has allowed anti-Israel Members of Congress to
pressure an allegedly independent arm of the executive branch into this
investigation. Israel is a democracy and an American ally, and the
Israelis have investigated this incident in a manner befitting both of
those titles."

Pastor Hagee is right; the DOJ is wrong, and the Biden
Administration's actions are a transparent attempt to mollify the
worst elements of the Democratic party.

Iran At War With Iranians

When it rains it pours, and this week we saw a new abomination emanating
from the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to reports, Iran plans to
execute many political prisoners currently held in Iranian prisons
amidst the protests taking place across the country. And these acts of
pure evil apparently do not go far enough for the Iranian leadership. We
apologize for how blunt we must be, but, according to reports, Iran's
leaders intend to continue to use sexual violence against women as
punishment for their speaking out against the regime.

Though Iran does have a law preventing executions of those under 18, the
regime kills children anyway. In Iran, the age of criminal
responsibility for boys is 15 and for girls it's 9. Minors have also
been killed in the streets by the regime during protests, and no matter
what, unspeakable horrors await those who've been arrested by Iran's
brutal security forces.

Iran is waging war against its own people. The regime is committing
human rights atrocities and planning even more. It is incumbent upon
every free nation on earth to do whatever it takes to aid the Iranian
people in overthrowing the Iranian regime.

President Biden must expand US support for the Iranians who continue to
protest their government and seek regime change in Iran, and the Western
world must follow his lead. The days of diplomatic niceties are over.
Anything short of resolutely and unequivocally working to an end
Tehran's tyrants' reign of terror is aiding and abetting Hitler's
philosophical progeny. Despite all of this, the Biden administration has
still yet to rule out future negotiations with the Islamic Republic.

The Mid-Terms and the Fringes

The mid-term election results are not completely tallied, but it's
looking like the Republicans will take the House and the Democrats will
retain control of the Senate. Ours is a nonpartisan organization, and as
such, our big takeaway is that the U.S. remains an incredibly divided
country. We're seeing numerous elections decided by the slimmest of
margins, and however things shakeout on Capitol Hill, no party is going
to have overwhelming control of either chamber.

Our job is to ensure this divisive environment does not impact U.S.
support for Israel, efforts to combat antisemitism, or laws which
counter the BDS movement. The Jewish state enjoys widespread and
significant support amongst the American people, and that should be
reflected in U.S. policy.

Unfortunately, as the politicized DOJ investigation indicates, many
leaders in Washington are kowtowing to fringe members of their own
parties. No party should allow the antisemitic cancer of their far
left/right members to infect American foreign policy in the Middle
East.  Sadly, that appears to be exactly what's happening.

As the most powerful individual on earth, it is incumbent upon President
Biden to lead the effort to undermine anti-Israel elected officials,
whose positions do not represent the will of the American people.
Unfortunately, this week's news and the administration's continued
weakness on Iran indicate that President Biden is not leading
effectively.

In the aforementioned statement, Pastor Hagee noted, "President Biden
has left the door open for negotiations with Iran while simultaneously
allowing his Justice Department to engage in a politicized investigation
into Israel. These are not the actions of the leader of the free world;
they are the actions of a man who has completely lost his way."

That pretty much sums it up.

Sincerely,

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