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Biden throws Israel and America to the wolves

Feb 20

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Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s war on Hamas has killed more than 1% of Gaza’s total civilian population, prompting global concerns of an unfolding genocide. In light of these concerns, nations around the world — including the United States — have urged Israel not to proceed with a planned offensive in Rafah, where many displaced Palestinian survivors have gathered over the previous weeks. Israel, meanwhile, has sworn that it will proceed with the bombing and invasion of Rafah unless all hostages are returned before Ramadan.

Straight Arrow News contributor Ben Weingarten says that the United States should support Israeli offensives in Rafah, and warns that Hamas cannot be eliminated without such an operation. Weingarten also argues against any cease-fire or peace deal that grants the Palestinians a sovereign state, and says that President Biden has betrayed both Israel and America in making such an offer.

According to the [Washington] Post report, which echoes others in recent days, the Biden administration and a small group of Middle East partners are rushing to complete a detailed comprehensive plan for long-term peace between Israel and Palestinians, including a firm timeline for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Those two things, of course, are in total opposition to each other, because a Palestinian state would be a terrorist state — Gaza, but bigger, stronger, and even better positioned to strike. More on that in a moment.

What does the deal look like? A six-week cease-fire where Israel trades hundreds, if not thousands, of Jihadists poised to kill more Jews in the future then, for the innocents held hostage by Hamas. The idea is that the cease-fire and demobilization will extend into an end to the war, one in which Hamas is not defeated.

Do you see the cynical usage, the manipulation here of the hostage crisis, to bend Israel to the administration’s whims and the whims of Israel’s enemies? That explains the rush. Israel was on the verge of invading Rafah, where Hamas’ final holdouts are. Destroying its units there will leave Hamas defeated. The Biden administration apparently doesn’t want that to happen.

Last week the Biden administration signaled it was going in for the kill shot against Israel via reporters, topographers at the Washington Post, detailing its grand plan to bring peace to the Middle East. Only it’ll do nothing of the sort. Instead, it will imperil Israel’s very existence threatening the Jewish state with genocide, guaranteeing infinitely more bloodshed, many more October sevens in the ultimate betrayal of our chief ally in the region, and of America’s national interests, putting the US in the position of world’s leading state sponsor of world’s leading state sponsor of jihad. According to the Post report, which echoes others in recent days, the Biden administration and a small group of Middle East partners are rushing to complete a detailed comprehensive plan for long term peace between Israel and Palestinians, including a firm timeline for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Those two things, of course, are in total opposition to each other because a Palestinian state would be a terrorist in Gaza but bigger, stronger and even better positioned to strike. More on that in a moment. What is the deal look like? A six-week ceasefire where Israel trades hundreds if not 1000s of Jihadist poised to kill more Jews in the future then, for the innocents held hostage by Hamas. The idea is that the ceasefire and demobilization will extend into an end to the war, one in which Hamas is not defeated. Do you see the cynical usage the manipulation here of the hostage crisis, to bend Israel to the administration’s whims and the whims of Israel’s enemies? That explains the rush. Israel was on the verge of invading Rafah where Hamas is final holdouts are destroying its units there will leave Hamas defeated. The Biden administration apparently doesn’t want that to happen. Instead, it wants to in effect may come as the winner and not just by giving Palestinian Arabs 94% of whom felt great pride after October 7 75% of whom supported Palestinian state from the river to the sea, and who overwhelmingly support Hamas over the Hamas light Fatah led Palestinian Authority. They literally want Hamas to survive and actually lead in such a state. According to the post, participants in the talks are debating whether Hamas his political leadership would have any role in a post war Gaza. One Arab official said Hamas, his political wing should be included in the talks. If not in the future government, quote, we need someone there who represents them to ensure they’re on board with this. The official said the revitalized Palestinian Authority that Biden has called for to lead Gaza after the war has already indicated an interest in forming a unity government with Hamas. This deal has been negotiated without Israel, who the Biden administration has ganging up on with its Arab neighbors to try and force it into a suicidal deal. In fact, quote, US officials said the menu of actions under consideration include early US recognition of a Palestinian state, even as elements of political reform security guarantees for both Israel and the Palestinians, normalization and reconstruction are being implemented. Unquote. So the US would violate the Oslo Accords, which call for the establishment of any Palestinian state only through bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. The party’s negotiating Israel’s Death Note Israel will have to acquiesce to the withdrawal of many if not all settler communities on the West Bank, Judea and Samaria, Israel’s biblical heartland and Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, the reconstruction of Gaza and security and governance arrangements for a combined West Bank and Gaza, Israel then suppose we will get quote, normalization with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states. What it could have had if Biden had built on the Trump momentum of the Abraham accords and maximum pressure campaign against Iran without any October sevens without creating a Palestinian state that would jihad against Israel. That normalization would come after Israel was left with indefensible borders, Hamas having survived and hundreds or 1000s of additional jihadist again out walking the streets, also with Hezbollah fully intact. If the Biden diplomatic plan to restrain Israel from striking the jihadist army that’s forced 80 to 100,000 Israelis from their homes is enacted. So think about how perverse This is. Israel suffers the Holocaust in a day. The Biden administration then rewarded the attackers by stopping Israel from defeating them, stripping Israel of its land and imperiling its very existence, again guaranteeing many future October sevens to come, led by a government in which Hamas operates. As Israeli national security analyst Carolyn Glick recently put it this is World War Two in reverse. First, Hamas is Nazis engaged in the mass rape, murder, mutilation, hostage taking Torture and Other savagery then Hamas is Nazis controlled the government in new territory. The US is now in an open alliance with genocidal jihadist This is in part because the administration has subordinated everything in the Middle East to maintaining the Iran first status quo. That explains why there’s zero deterrence for all of Iran’s proxies as they blockade the Red Sea and attack and kill our troops. That explains the button administration’s protection of Hezbollah and Maddix billions it’s pro Hamas policy in the Israel Hamas war Hamas being a proxy for Iran. If you completely isolate and imperil Israel’s existence, you defend the Moloch cracy. This is part of the shadow Iran nuclear deal I’ve discussed previously. And I can’t emphasize this enough. Our troops have been sitting ducks in the Middle East, and Biden has their blood on his hands through empowering Iran and its proxies. There has been no justice not only for the dead troops, but American civilians killed on October 7, and held hostage by Hamas at this very moment. China, the senior partner in a strategic relationship with Iran and Russia, it should be noted, is a key beneficiary note. It was China that negotiated Saudi Iranian rapprochement. The Biden administration has been looking to China to negotiate peace with the Hutus. with Iran continuing to threaten our troops in Syria and Iraq. The ideas for the US to leave, creating a vacuum that with Iran and Sunni Islamist ascendant will be filled by China giving it access to the massive energy source it craves. All while the Biden administration cripples US energy production. It is throwing Israel to the wolves but it is also throwing America to the wolves.

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