Critics blasted President Joe Biden as responsible for Hamas’ attack on Israel on Saturday by providing billions to Iran, which funds and supports the terrorist group.
In September, the Biden administration allowed the transfer of $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran (which funds and supports Hamas) in exchange for the release of five Americans.
The White House emphasized at the time that Iran could only use the funds for “food, medicine and medical equipment that does not have dual military use,” but Iran rejected the terms and publicly boasted that they would deploy the cash “wherever we need it.” ”. he.”
Republican presidential candidates quickly criticized the Biden administration for playing a role in Saturday’s unprecedented attacks.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: “Iran has helped finance this war against Israel, and Joe Biden’s policies that have been soft on Iran have helped fill its coffers. Israel is now paying the price for those policies. “We are going to support the State of Israel, they need to eradicate Hamas and we must confront Iran.”
Critics blasted President Biden as responsible for Hamas’ attack on Israel on Saturday by providing billions to Iran.AP Palestinians react as Israeli military vehicle burns after being attacked by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Border, October 7, 2023.REUTERS
“These Hamas attacks are a disgrace and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force. Unfortunately, American taxpayer money helped fund these attacks, which by many reports came from the Biden Administration,” former President Donald Trump said in a statement.
Former Vice President Mike Pence wrote on social media: “This is what happens when the president projects weakness on the world stage, bows to the mullahs of Iran with a $6 billion bailout, and GOP leaders signal the withdrawal of the United States as leader of the Free States. World. “Weakness awakens evil.”
The worst attack on Israel in 50 years: how we got here
2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip more than three decades after seizing the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.
2006: The terrorist group Hamas wins the Palestinian legislative elections.
2007: Hamas takes control of Gaza in a civil war.
2008: Israel launches a military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fire rockets at the city of Sderot.
2023: Hamas launches largest attack on Israel in 50 years.
More than 200 Israelis have been killed and at least 1,500 wounded and the death toll is expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli cities.
Hamas terrorists were seen taking women hostage and parading them down the street in gruesome videos.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and promised that Hamas would pay “a price it has never known.”
Gaza health officials report that 230 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,700 injured.
“Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel today is an attack on Western civilization. However, the truth is that Joe Biden funded these attacks against Israel,” said South Carolina Senator Tim Scott. “America’s weakness is blood in the water for bad actors, but this is worse than that. We not only invite this aggression, we pay for it. Iran is Hamas’s largest financier. “This is Biden’s $6 billion bailout payment in action.”
Smoke rises after Israeli attacks in Gaza.REUTERS
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, a strong supporter of Israel, also condemned the attacks and pointed out the Hamas-Iran connection.
“Make no mistake: Hamas is a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran and determined to kill as many innocent lives as possible. The reports coming out of Israel are horrific, with a shocking number of dead and injured, and should be universally condemned,” Haley said in a statement.
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Conservative businessman Vivek Ramaswamy said he was “horrified by Hamas’ barbaric, medieval attacks” and called on the United States to support Israel.
Online, the reaction was much the same, as critics of the Biden administration pounced on the cash giveaway.
DeSantis blamed Biden’s policies toward Iran for the attacks.REUTERS
“You gave the Iranian regime $6 billion to launch this war. Give up!.” snapped Richard Grenell, former Director of National Intelligence, in response to a condolence tweet from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
In the midst of the firestorm under sec. Brian Nelson said: “All money held in restricted accounts in Doha as part of the deal to secure the release of five Americans in September remains in Doha. “Not a penny has been spent.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the nation was “at war” after Hamas, the ruling militant party in the Gaza Strip, launched its deadliest attack on the country in years, with at least 40 Israelis killed and hundreds of injured.
Scott called the Hams attacks “an assault on Western civilization.”
Biden issued a statement about the attacks, stressing that he was in close contact with Netanyahu.
“The United States unequivocally condemns this heinous attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, and I made it clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we are ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the Government and people of Israel. Terrorism is never justified. “Israel has the right to defend itself and its people,” Biden said. “The United States warns against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage in this situation. “My Administration’s support for Israel’s security is solid and unwavering.”
His national security team said the United States condemns the attacks and that the administration stands firm with America’s ally.
In September, the Biden administration allowed the transfer of $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran in exchange for the release of five Americans. ZUMAPRESS.com
“The United States unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for terrorism. We firmly support the Government and people of Israel and express our deepest condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks. “National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has spoken with Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi, and we remain in close contact with our Israeli partners,” NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
The NSC did not immediately respond.
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