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Israeli Military Officials Blister Biden’s Afghanistan Pullout: Withdrawal Created ‘A Hotbed Of Terror’

Tim Pearce
Israeli Military Officials Blister Biden’s Afghanistan Pullout: Withdrawal Created ‘A Hotbed Of Terror’
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A group of high-ranking Israeli military officers, reservists, intelligence officials, and former soldiers says that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan has set the country up to be a “hotbed” for terrorism.

Israel’s Defense and Security Forum: HaBithonistim, which represents roughly 2,400 current and former Israeli military and security officials, published an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday pushing Bennett to rebuff U.S. President Joe Biden’s push for a new nuclear deal with Iran. The security officials cited the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan as an example of U.S. failures in the Middle East.

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