<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israeli</a> media reported on Tuesday evening that the country&#8217;s war cabinet has decided how it will respond to Iran&#8217;s unprecedented attack over the weekend with the timing being the only factor that has not yet been determined.
The war cabinet — which consists of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a former head of Israel&#8217;s military, Benny Gantz — is now waiting for &#8220;opportunity to be exploited&#8221; so that the attack can be launched, according to Israel&#8217;s <a href="https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/738959/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kann News</a>.
Government officials advised Netanyahu that he needed to attack &#8220;sensitive facilities in Iran&#8221; in response to the Islamic Republic launching more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel, the report said.
One government official said that the longer the response takes to carry out, the less likely it is to be significant in scale or impact.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/world/middleeast/israel-iran-response-options.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a> examples of options that Israeli officials are choosing from and the potential drawbacks of some of the plans, which include:
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<li class="css-1il0jfh evys1bk0">Conduct an aggressive strike on an Iranian target, such as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp base, in a country other than Iran like Syria. (The drawback is that it lacks the symmetry of responding to a direct attack on Israel with a direct attack on Iran.)</li>
<li class="css-1il0jfh evys1bk0">Strike a mostly symbolic target inside Iran. (Such a move would likely require U.S. consultation and would risk angering the Americans who have advised against such a strike.)</li>
<li class="css-1il0jfh evys1bk0">Conduct a cyberattack on Iran’s infrastructure. (Doing so could expose Israel’s cyber capabilities prematurely and would not be an in-kind response to a major airstrike.)</li>
<li class="css-1il0jfh evys1bk0">Accelerate small attacks inside Iran, including targeted assassinations, carried out by the Mossad. (Israel does not claim responsibility for such attacks, so they fail to match the public nature of Iran’s strike.)</li>
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U.S. officials told The New York Times that while President Joe Biden will not take direct action against Iran, the U.S. will defend Israel again if Israel strikes Iran and Iran decides to launch another counterattack on the nation.

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Leaders from around the world condemned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iran</a> for its attack against Israel on Saturday after the Islamic nation fired hundreds of drones and missiles at the U.S. ally.
Iran, the world&#8217;s leading state sponsor of terrorism, launched its anticipated attack against Israel, saying it was a response to Israel killing a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander in Damascus earlier this month. World leaders from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden to U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the European Union harshly criticized Iran&#8217;s actions. The U.S. and U.K. also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-u-k-shoot-down-100-iranian-drones-fired-at-israel-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scrambled fighter jets</a> to shoot down Iranian suicide drones launched toward Israel.
&#8220;In recent years, and especially in recent weeks, Israel has been preparing for a direct attack by Iran. Our defensive systems are deployed; we are ready for any scenario, both defensively and offensively. The State of Israel is strong. The IDF is strong. The public is strong,&#8221; said Netanyahu. &#8220;We appreciate the U.S. standing alongside Israel, as well as the support of Britain, France and many other countries.&#8221;
&#8220;We have determined a clear principle: Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We will defend ourselves against any threat and will do so level-headedly and with determination,&#8221; Netanyahu added. &#8220;Citizens of Israel, I know that you are also level-headed. I call on you to follow the directives of IDF Home Front Command. Together we will stand and with G-d&#8217;s help – together we will overcome all of our enemies.&#8221;
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Citizens of Israel, I know that you also are also level-headed. I call on you to follow the directives of IDF Home Front Command.
Together we will stand and with G-d&#39;s help – together we will overcome all of our enemies.
&mdash; Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1779242413644468544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Iran&#8217;s Mission to the United Nations <a href="https://twitter.com/iran_un/status/1779269993043022053?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the attack was a &#8220;response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus&#8221; and warned the U.S. to &#8220;STAY AWAY!&#8221;
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&#8220;The matter can be deemed concluded,&#8221; Iran&#8217;s Mission to the U.N. added. &#8220;However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe. It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. MUST STAY AWAY!&#8221;
Hours after the attack began, Biden promised that America&#8217;s support of Israel &#8220;remains strong.&#8221;
&#8220;I just met with my national security team for an update on Iran’s attacks against Israel,&#8221; the president said. &#8220;Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.&#8221;
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I just met with my national security team for an update on Iran’s attacks against Israel. Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. <a href="https://t.co/kbywnsvmAx">pic.twitter.com/kbywnsvmAx</a>
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1779289588890010044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-statement-on-iranian-regimes-reckless-attack-against-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;I condemn in the strongest terms the Iranian regime’s reckless attack against Israel. These strikes risk inflaming tensions and destabilising the region. Iran has once again demonstrated that it is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard.&#8221;
&#8220;The UK will continue to stand up for Israel’s security and that of all our regional partners, including Jordan and Iraq,&#8221; Sunak added. &#8220;Alongside our allies, we are urgently working to stabilise the situation and prevent further escalation. No one wants to see more bloodshed.”
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne added, &#8220;France condemns in the strongest terms the attack launched by Iran against Israel. By deciding on such an unprecedented action, Iran is taking a new step in its destabilizing actions and taking the risk of a military escalation.&#8221;
The European Union also condemned Iran&#8217;s attack, calling it &#8220;an unprecedented escalation and a grave threat to regional security.&#8221;

‘A New Step In Its Destabilizing Actions’: World Leaders Harshly Condemn Iran’s Attack On Israel

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel-defense-forces-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel Defense Forces (IDF)</a> insisted on Sunday that the war against Hamas is not coming to a close following <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-withdraws-ground-troops-from-south-gaza-leaving-just-one-brigade-in-enclave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> of a ground troop withdrawal from southern Gaza.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesperson for the IDF, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68744024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly told the BBC</a> that the military completed its mission in the Khan Younis area, leading to a rotation of troops while a focus of the campaign remains on the southern city of Rafah.
&#8220;It is a decline in the forces but there are more operations that need to be conducted. Rafah is clearly a stronghold. We need to dismantle Hamas&#8217; capabilities wherever they are,&#8221; Lerner said.
&#8220;This is another stage in the war effort&#8221; in which the IDF&#8217;s campaign is &#8220;continuously evolving,&#8221; he continued, adding, &#8220;The war is not over. War can only be over when they [hostages] come home and when Hamas is gone.&#8221;
IDF forces have been fighting in Gaza for six months after Hamas launched an attack on Israel in October that killed roughly 1,200 people. An IDF spokesperson <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/how-many-israeli-hostages-still-held-6-months-gaza-1887290" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Newsweek</a> on Friday a little more than half of the approximately 250 hostages taken are still being held.
The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-withdraws-ground-troops-from-south-gaza-leaving-just-one-brigade-in-enclave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Sunday the IDF had withdrawn all of its &#8220;maneuvering ground forces&#8221; from Gaza, leaving just one brigade to protect a corridor that bisects the territory, cutting the northern part off from the rest of the strip.
Holly Williams, a reporter for CBS News, <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1776992560692535599" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the remaining Israeli troops are on Gaza&#8217;s border with Israel and noted that a colleague informed her that people can &#8220;move freely&#8221; from southern Gaza up to central Gaza for the first time in three months.
John Kirby, a National Security Council spokesman, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-4-7-24-chef-jos-andrs/story?id=108949216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ABC News</a> that the U.S. believes the pullout is &#8220;really just about rest and refit for these troops&#8221; after four months of fighting and &#8220;not necessarily &#8230; indicative of some coming new operation for these troops.&#8221;
Israel has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-approves-idf-operation-in-rafah-hamas-last-stronghold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gearing up</a> for an invasion of Rafah, where it was estimated that more than half the strip’s 2.3 million population had gathered during the conflict, to root out a Hamas stronghold and free hostages who may be held there.
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Although the United States continues to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/29/us-weapons-israel-gaza-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supply weapons</a> to Israel, the Biden administration has voiced opposition to the plan for a Rafah ground operation and is pushing for a ceasefire.
In an address on Sunday, reportedly delivered hours after the reports of the partial withdrawal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there would be <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-withdraws-all-ground-troops-southern-gaza-leaving-one-idf-brigade-enclave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no standing down</a> until the hostage situation is resolved.
&#8220;Citizens of Israel, there is no war more just than this one, and we are determined to achieve total victory,&#8221; <a href="https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-after-withdrawal-we-will-destroy-hamas-including-in-rafah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netanyahu said</a>, adding, &#8220;I have made it clear to the international community: There will be no ceasefire without the return of the hostages. It simply will not happen.&#8221;

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IDF Pulls Ground Troops From Southern Gaza, Stresses ‘War Is Not Over’ Until Hostages Are Free

IDF Pulls Ground Troops From Southern Gaza, Stresses 'War Is Not Over' Until Hostages Are Free

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded that Israel enact an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; in its war against Hamas and threatened that the U.S. would change its support for Israel if it does not meet the administration&#8217;s demands.
Biden attacked Israel for the humanitarian situation inside Gaza, calling it &#8220;unacceptable,&#8221; even though Israel has worked to allow aid to flow into the area, but has had to do so in a manner that prevents weapons from entering.
&#8220;[Biden] made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers,&#8221; the White House said in a readout of the call. &#8220;He made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.&#8221;
&#8220;He underscored that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians, and he urged the Prime Minister to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home,&#8221; the statement continued.
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby confirmed at the White House press briefing shortly after the readout was published that Biden did threaten Israel if it did not meet his demands.
&#8220;If there&#8217;s no changes to their policy and their approaches, then there&#8217;s going to have to be changes to ours,&#8221; Kirby said.
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White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby: &quot;We&#39;re looking for concrete steps to alleviate humanitarian suffering in Gaza&#8230;If there&#39;s no changes to their policy and their approaches then there&#39;s going to have to be changes to ours.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/VTYscchJ9J">pic.twitter.com/VTYscchJ9J</a>
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Biden&#8217;s continued shift away from supporting Israel comes as he trails former President Donald Trump in the polls, including in swing states where far-Left Democrats and Muslim voters disprove of his support for Israel.
The shift also comes after The New York Times reported this week that his wife, first lady Jill Biden, reportedly demanded that Biden stop Israel&#8217;s airstrikes against Hamas targets inside Gaza.
&#8220;Stop it, stop it now, Joe,&#8221; Jill Biden reportedly said.
Her remarks come after several aid workers were killed by accident in an Israeli airstrike this week.
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&#8220;Unfortunately, in the past day there was a tragic event in which our forces unintentionally harmed non-combatants in the Gaza Strip,&#8221; Netanyahu <a href="https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/spoke-hadassah020424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. &#8220;This happens in war. We are conducting a thorough inquiry and are in contact with the governments. We will do everything to prevent a recurrence.&#8221;
During Biden&#8217;s disastrous withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021 — which has led to a reemergence of ISIS that top officials are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-centcom-commander-isis-threat-to-u-s-becoming-serious-because-of-bidens-foreign-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning</a> poses a serious threat to U.S. national security — 10 innocent Afghan nationals, including seven children, were killed in a U.S. drone strike.
The drone strike happened as U.S. forces were on high alert following a terror attack at the airport in Kabul that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-slammed-after-looking-at-watch-during-dignified-transfer-of-13-slain-troops-late-for-your-nap">killed 13 U.S. troops</a>.
Biden has said little-to-nothing about the drone strike.

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Biden Demands Israel Enact ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ Against Hamas Terrorists; Seems To Blame Israel For Hostages Not Being Freed

Biden Demands Israel Enact 'Immediate Ceasefire' Against Hamas Terrorists; Seems To Blame Israel For Hostages Not Being Freed

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The Biden administration lashed out on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that he will ban Aljazeera, a Qatari government-controlled propaganda channel, from Israel because of the lies it has told about the October 7 terrorist attack and because some of its journalists participated in the attack.
Israeli lawmakers in the Knesset passed a measure 71-10 on Monday giving Netanyahu the power to ban the organization.
&#8220;Al Jazeera harmed Israel&#8217;s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against IDF soldiers,&#8221; Netanyahu posted on X. &#8220;It is time to remove the shofar of Hamas from our country. The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel&#8217;s activity,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I welcome the law promoted by Communications Minister Shlomo Karai with the support of coalition members led by coalition chairman Ofir Katz.&#8221;
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lashed out at Israel during the White House press briefing on Monday, saying that it was concerning that Israel would ban a propaganda network that is controlled by a country that has <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/terror-watch-its-time-rethink-our-relationship-qatar-opinion-1834604">strong ties</a> to terrorism.
&#8220;At least the reports that we’ve seen — is about Al Jazeera, specifically. But it doesn’t matter, whichever — right? — journalists more broadly,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But if it is true — if it is true, a move like this is concerning. We believe in the freedom of the press. It is critical. It is critically important. And the United States supports the critically important work journalists around the world do. And so — and that includes those who are reporting in — in the conflict in Gaza.&#8221;
&#8220;So, we believe that work is important, the freedom of the press is important,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And if those reports are true, it is concerning to us.&#8221;

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a staunch supporter of the state of Israel, said he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress.
Interviewed on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Johnson also took aim at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his incendiary comments last week which were harshly criticized in which he slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for new elections in Israel, saying, “Nobody expects Prime Minister Netanyahu to do the things that must be done to break the cycle of violence, preserve Israel&#8217;s credibility on the world stage, and work toward a two-state solution.”
“Mr. Speaker, where are you on Ukraine aid, on aid for Israel?” “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernan asked. “I know you were considering inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress. I mean, staggering comments, I guess it’s one man’s opinion, but staggering comments from Majority Leader Schumer about the prime minister. Were you considering it? You spoke with the prime minister as recently as yesterday morning. Are you going to invite him?”
“I would love to have him come and address a joint session of Congress,” Johnson answered. “We’ll certainly extend an invitation; he invited me, and I’ve been invited to speak at the Knesset there. I think I would be the third U.S. Speaker in history to do that; it would be a great honor of mine. We’re just trying to work out schedules and all this.”
Johnson turned to Schumer: “What Chuck Schumer did was almost staggering, just unbelievable. To suggest to our strongest ally in the Middle East, the only stable democracy, that he knows better how to run their democracy is just patently absurd. I mean, imagine if I came on your show this morning and called for a regime change in Ukraine in the middle of their crisis, fighting for their very survival. That’s what Israel’s facing right now, and for the leader of the Senate to say such a thing was just outrageous. And I think it was received that way in Israel; I don’t think they appreciate that very much, and it sends a terrible signal to our allies and our enemies around the world. So I wish Schumer would keep his comments to himself.”
“Wouldn’t he have to buy in on the prime minister speaking to Congress? Do you know whether that — he wouldn’t say no, would he?” Kernan queried.
“Well, I guess we’ll find out,” Johnson replied. “Look, I’m the one who extends the invitations to speak in the House, and if we just have the House, that’s fine, too. But I think a big majority of that Senate would want to come and stand in support of Netanyahu and Israel. I think it’s a really, really critical time for that nation; they’re fighting for their very existence.”
“We need to stand strong with them, and we’ve passed resolutions to do so,” he continued. “I’ve attempted twice to get the Israel funding piece done; we will turn to the supplemental and all those issues immediately upon the appropriations being done, and as we’ve discussed, that’s what’s happening today and by the weekend. And so we’ll address that; we’ll look at it; we have lots of thoughtful conversations here on different routes to handle all of that. I won’t show all the cards this morning, but there are ideas, very thoughtful ideas, on how to do it. I think we’ll get the job done and we’ll project strength. Because, you know, we maintain peace through strength. That’s an old Reagan admonition and one that we still believe in.”
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Schumer later issued a statement <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/chuck-schumer-netanyahu-address-congress">saying</a>, “I will always welcome the opportunity for the Prime Minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way.”

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Democrat strategist James Carville said during an interview over the weekend that if Democrats lose in the upcoming November elections that Israel will be to blame.
Carville made the remarks during a Sunday MSNBC interview with former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki while talking about Israel&#8217;s response to Hamas&#8217; October 7 terrorist attack.
&#8220;This Gaza stuff, this is not just a problem with some snot-nosed Ivy League people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is a problem all across the country. And I hope the president and Blinken can get this thing calmed down because if it doesn&#8217;t get calmed down before the Democratic convention, it&#8217;s going to be a very ugly time in Chicago. I promise you that.
&#8220;No matter what happens, I know it&#8217;s a huge problem,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And the uncommitted will do fairly well. And Trump got 60% in the South Carolina Republican primary and we had idiots in the press saying he ran away with it. Well McCarthy got 40% in New Hampshire and that got Lyndon Johnson out of the race. So uncommitted gets 40%, that&#8217;s going to be not a particularly positive sign. But we already know. You and I know that this is a problem in the party. And I think the president knows that, really knows that, he&#8217;s being told that. And they&#8217;re gonna have to tell Bibi Netanyahu, &#8216;Hey, dude, we are not going to lose our election because you stand to go to jail. You have to think of something else.'&#8221;
Carville demonized Netanyahu, claiming that he showed &#8220;negligence&#8221; and that the U.S. &#8220;should be putting pressure on him every way we can to de-escalate this thing, and quickly.&#8221;
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&#8220;They&#8217;re gonna have to tell Bibi, &#8216;Hey, dude, we are not going to lose our election because you stand to go to jail, think of something else.&#8217; The negligence of this man is breathtaking.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/6ykJDGU6n4">pic.twitter.com/6ykJDGU6n4</a>
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Democrat Strategist James Carville: If Democrats Lose In November It’s Israel’s Fault

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) faced backlash over the weekend after he defended a U.N. group that has ties to the Hamas terrorist organization.
Van Hollen claimed that the links between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and Hamas were &#8220;lies&#8221; during a Sunday interview with CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; with Margaret Brennan.
His claims come as Democrats have soured on their support for Israel over backlash they&#8217;ve faced from anti-Semites within their own party ahead of the November elections.
Van Hollen said that the claims that &#8220;somehow UNRWA is a proxy for Hamas are just flat-out lies. That&#8217;s a flat-out lie.&#8221;
&#8220;Netanyahu has wanted to get rid of UNRWA since at least 2017. That&#8217;s been his goal, not just in Gaza, but also in the other places you talked about,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And if you get rid of UNRWA in Gaza today, it is the primary distribution system for food and aid. So, if you cut off funding for UNRWA in Gaza entirely, it means more people will starve, more people won&#8217;t get the medical assistance they need. And so it would be a huge mistake to cut them off.&#8221;
Several notable users on X fired back at Van Hollen over his remarks.
The popular conservative account &#8220;AG&#8221; called Van Hollen&#8217;s remarks &#8220;lies&#8221; and said the notion that UNRWA was not in cahoots with Hamas was &#8220;nonsense.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s not just about the UNRWA employees who participated in the 10/7 attack and holding hostages after,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Or hundreds of UNWRA employees who openly celebrated the attack and cheered Hamas. Or the years of exposing that UNRWA is teaching hate and perpetuating the conflict. It’s also about the fact that almost every UNRWA facility in Gaza was being used to store weapons. The fact that many of them, including the headquarters, had Hamas built tunnels attached. It’s also about the fact that Hamas has stolen hundreds of millions, if not billions, in aid without UNRWA saying a word and often openly covering for them.&#8221;
&#8220;And if the excuse is they are the only ones with a large distribution infrastructure in Gaza, then the discussion should be about how we go about changing that and, at a minimum, shifting control of those resources to UNHCR which manages all the other refugees in the world,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The fact that instead of seeking that shift Van Hollen chooses to ignore all of the evidence mentioned above and lie about UNRWA’s complicity speaks volumes about his inability to deal with this issue honestly and his tendency to cover for allies of a terrorist group that is still holding Americans hostage.&#8221;
Political writer Noah Pollak added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t get Van Hollen here. He likes Hamas. He likes that UNRWA works so closely with Hamas and is a major employer of Hamas terrorists. Why is he trying to pretend that isn&#8217;t the case?&#8221;

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Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen Slammed Over Remarks On Israel: ‘He Likes Hamas’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) this week after Schumer tried to meddle in Israel&#8217;s elections last week.
Netanyahu made the remarks during a Sunday interview with CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash on &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; in response to Schumer calling for Netanyahu&#8217;s ouster.
&#8220;I think what he said is totally inappropriate,&#8221; Netanyahu said. &#8220;It&#8217;s inappropriate for to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there. That&#8217;s something that Israel, the Israeli public does on its own, and we&#8217;re not a banana republic.&#8221;
&#8220;I think the only government that we should be working on to bring down now is the terrorist tyranny in Gaza, the Hamas tyranny that murdered over 1,000 Israelis, including some dozens of Americans, and is holding Americans and Israelis hostage. That&#8217;s what we should be focused on,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And as far as what Senator Schumer said, the majority of Israelis support our governments; 82 percent of Americans support Israel, instead of Hamas. But the majority of Israelis support the policies that we&#8217;re leading, go into Rafah, destroy the remaining Hamas terrorist battalions, make sure that we don&#8217;t put into Gaza, instead of Hamas, the Palestinian Authority that educates their children towards terrorism and the annihilation of Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;An enormous majority here, including 99 Knesset members to nine, oppose the idea of ramming down a Palestinian state down our throats,&#8221; Netanyahu said. &#8220;The majority of Israelis support the policies of my government. It&#8217;s not a fringe government. It represents the policies supported by the majority of the people. If Senator Schumer opposes these policies, he&#8217;s not opposing me. He&#8217;s opposing the people of Israel.&#8221;
In what was billed as a major address by the Senate majority leader, Schumer declared last week that “the Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after Oct. 7&#8243; and, in an unprecedented move, called for a new election to be held in Israel. “Five months into this conflict, it is clear that Israelis need to take stock of the situation and ask, must we change course?&#8221; the Democrat leader said. &#8220;At this critical juncture, I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel.&#8221;
Schumer made the remarks as some anti-Israel Democrats have expressed dissatisfaction with the Biden administration&#8217;s support of Israel, which has been waning in recent months.
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Netanyahu Slams Schumer For Meddling In Israel’s Elections: ‘He’s Opposing The People Of Israel’

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the weekend for meddling in Israeli elections last week, claiming without evidence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to interfere in U.S. elections.
Pelosi made the remarks during a Sunday interview with CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash on &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; while discussing Netanyahu&#8217;s response to Schumer&#8217;s attempt to alter the outcome of elections in Israel.
&#8220;It&#8217;s curious to me to see Netanyahu talk the way he does, when he tried to interfere in American elections,&#8221; Pelosi claimed. &#8220;But that&#8217;s another subject, when he came to the Congress, criticized the president of the United States, barged into our country, into our elections.}
&#8220;But, again, let&#8217;s put that aside and let&#8217;s just say, as we go forward, what is wrong with advocating for elections in a democracy? And you know. You mentioned the polls. You see the thousands and thousands of people are in the streets, even last night, in Israel,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;But, again, it&#8217;s a democracy, and people have different views, and they express them, and that&#8217;s a beautiful thing. But for him to say — what does that say if he won&#8217;t even say that, as the war winds down, the people of Israel should speak? That&#8217;s all Chuck was saying.&#8221;
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Pelosi Defends Schumer Meddling In Israeli Elections: Netanyahu ‘Tried To Interfere In American Elections’

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Moving ahead with Israel’s goal of eliminating Hamas from Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the plans for the IDF to enter Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold, where it is believed the Israeli hostages held by Gaza remain.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Prime Minister Netanyahu approved the plans for a military operation in Rafah. The IDF is getting prepared for the operational side and for the evacuation of the population from the area
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Noting the effort by some outside of Israel to stop Israel from finishing the war against Hamas, Ophir Falk, an advisor to Netanyahu, wrote in <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-must-can-and-will-win-hamas-defeat-rafah-war-gaza-22e9a19d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a> on Thursday, “Mounting international pressure to end the war won’t weaken Israel’s resolve to accomplish its mission of destroying Hamas, freeing the hostages and guaranteeing that Gaza will never pose a threat to Israel again. Detractors dismiss total victory as implausible, but the facts on the ground indicate otherwise.  Israel has already dismantled 18 of Hamas’s 24 battalions, incapacitated more than 21,500 Hamas terrorists—about two-thirds of its force, including two of the top four leaders—and destroyed significant terror tunnels. By contrast, it took U.S. military forces nine months to take out 5,000 ISIS fighters in Mosul.”
Falk quoted John Spencer, chairman of urban warfare studies at West Point, calling Israel’s military efforts and their studied avoidance of creating as many civilian casualties as they can, as “unprecedented.” Spencer added the IDF was setting the “gold standard” in that regard.
“According to retired British Col. Richard Kemp, the average combatant-to-civilian death ratio in Gaza is about 1 to 1.5. This is astonishing since, according to the United Nations, the average combatant-to-civilian death ratio in urban warfare has been 1 to 9,” Falk noted.
“Hamas has four terror brigades in Rafah. That city is Hamas’s last stronghold, and its defeat is a prerequisite for victory,” he stated. “Whoever pressures Israel to refrain from entering Rafah is preventing the destruction of Hamas and the freeing of Israel and Gazan civilians from Hamas’s stranglehold. Gen. David Petraeus, who led the 2007 American surge in Iraq, said last week that the ‘key now is to not stop until Hamas is fully destroyed.’”
“Asking Israel to stop the war now is akin to telling the Allies to stop halfway to Berlin in World War II,” Falk pointed out. “If Hamas isn’t eradicated, genocidal terrorists will continue to emerge. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told new Israel Defense Forces cadets last week, ‘when we defeat the murderers of October 7, we are preventing the next 9/11.’”
“Total victory is within reach. Israel will finish the job. Anything less will endanger the rest of the civilized world,” he concluded.

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Netanyahu Approves IDF Operation In Rafah, Hamas’ Last Stronghold

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and his government to be dissolved.
Schumer took the extraordinary step in a speech on the Senate floor. The New York Democrat said that Netanyahu “has lost his way” and “has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza.” Israel’s standing in the international community is suffering under the prime minister’s leadership, Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1768289177110446177" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
“Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. Prime Minister Netanyahu has also weakened Israel’s political and moral fabric through his attempts to co-opt the judiciary, and he has shown zero interest in doing the courageous and visionary work required to pave the way for peace – even before this present conflict,” Schumer said.
No reliable count of Palestinian deaths since the Israel-Hamas war began exists. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims that over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict so far, though that number does not separate out militants from civilians. American data analysts have also <a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-gaza-health-ministry-fakes-casualty-numbers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> doubts about the number after analyzing the health ministry’s reports, finding a number of unlikely anomalies that suggest the data has been falsified.
Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1768289417947431297" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the will of the Israeli people has been “stifled” by “the Netanyahu coalition.” Israelis would choose a different policy toward bringing an end to the war if Netanyahu stepped aside, Schumer suggested.
“Five months into this conflict, it is clear that Israelis need to take stock of the situation and ask, ‘Must we change course?’ At this critical juncture, I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel at a time when so many Israelis have lost their confidence in the vision and direction of their government,” the Senate Majority Leader said.
Israel is currently run by a war cabinet that includes Netanyahu’s main political rival and leader of the opposition, Benny Gantz. Though Schumer, following the White House, focused his attacks on Netanyahu, the Israeli war goal of eliminating Hamas has wide support across the political spectrum. In a December poll by the Israel Democracy Institute, over 80 percent of the Israeli public <a href="https://en.idi.org.il/articles/51872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that consideration for Palestinians should have a fairly small or very small impact on the decision to continue the war.
It’s unclear how Netanyahu’s departure from the government would change Israeli war strategy. Gantz visited the White House earlier this month and reportedly <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/05/israel-gaza-aid-benny-gantz-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced</a> hostility during a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan over Israel’s prosecution of the war, though administration officials have not attacked Gantz publicly as they have Netanyahu. The Israeli war cabinet was formed at the beginning of the war in part to show unity in Israel in its war against Palestinian terrorists.
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Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1768290875153551484" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> to leverage U.S. aid to Israel in order to get changes in policy out of the government.
“If Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition remains in power after the war begins to wind down and continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies that test existing U.S. standards for assistance, then the United States will have no choice but to play a more active role in changing Israeli policy by using our leverage to change the present course,” Schumer said.

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