Biden throws Israel and America to the wolves


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.