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Congress is now deciding how the U.S. will respond to the Israeli-Hamas conflict. While there is bipartisan support for Israel, Democrats and Republicans have different opinions on how to provide that support.
Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are calling on the Biden administration to take action against Iran should Hamas escalate. Democrats are pushing for a de-escalation in violence, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who criticized Israel’s counterattacks.
Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker argues that Democrats should refrain from criticizing Israel altogether. Parker suggests that it is time for the Left to unequivocally condemn Hamas and take concrete steps to support Israel.
It is unfathomable that we have fellow Americans celebrating the deadly surprise attacks by the Hamas terrorists. It is beyond shocking that some of these celebrating Leftists could be our next-door neighbors. It’s even more shocking that some of the folks celebrating are elected officials.
But I guess that it’s not too surprising that most of these arrogant, immoral politicians — afraid to denounce children being murdered by terrorists — that they turn out to be Democrats representing some of our nation’s most vulnerable zip codes.
United States House Representative Rashida Tlaib [D] from Michigan, and the only Palestinian American in Congress, as well as Representative Ilhan Omar [D] from Minnesota — they recently put out a statement criticizing Israel over the treatment of Palestinians.
Okay, let me get this right. In the waking hours of the most brutal terror being inflicted upon innocent Israeli citizens — 5,000 missiles in one span of time, unbeknownst to anyone that it was going to happen — the first instinct of two members of our Congress was to immediately criticize Israel.
