About That Ceasefire

On Thursday a ceasefire was announced between the nation of Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. That’s good news. So, what about President Biden’s role in all of this?

First, he had absolutely nothing to do with the ceasefire, in spite of his efforts to act like he brokered it. He did not.

In fact, a strong case can be made that while the terrorist group Hamas is responsible for the violence, Biden’s weakness triggered the conflict. He did so by repeatedly signaling that he wasn’t going to stand with Israel as strongly as President Trump did.

Trump cut off funds to the Palestinian Authority because it was promoting terrorism and anti-Semitism. Biden gave the Palestinian Authority $235 million with no strings attached.

Trump named his ambassador to Israel a month before he took office. Biden still has not named an ambassador. Israel’s enemies see that as a sign that our alliance with Israel isn’t that important to Biden.

Trump brokered peace treaties (the Abraham Accords) between Israel and five Arab nations. The Biden White House mocked those peace treaties, claiming President Trump did nothing in the Middle East.

Every day of the conflict, Iran urged Hamas to kill more Israelis. Incredibly, the Biden Administration remained at the negotiating table trying to cut a deal to give Iran billions of dollars.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed an end to the fighting, but he warned that any future aggression from Hamas would be met with “a new level of force.”