In her speech at the Israeli Knesset on Sunday, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik emphasized that Israel must first “wipe” the individuals responsible for the terrorist attacks on October 7 “off the face of the Earth” before they can be considered a victor in the war against Hamas. Stefanik urged a return to the policies enacted by former President Donald Trump.
Eliminating all traces of the individuals responsible for October 7 is the first and foremost step toward achieving total triumph. “There can be no retrievable dignity for Hamas and its backers,” she declared in her speech, which she used to name herself a “leading proponent and partner” to Trump and in which she harshly slammed the Biden administration.
The New York Republican has gained notoriety for her intense questioning of university presidents on allegations of antisemitism on college campuses, and she is thought of as a possible choice for vice president by the presumed Republican nominee. In her remarks, she becomes the most senior Republican in the House to meet with the Israeli cabinet since the assaults on October 7, as reported by the Republican conference.
It is the responsibility of the United States to identify and eliminate any threat that may be present within the United Nations. Stefanik stated that President Trump was aware of that.
But you and I both know that the UN isn’t the only place the adversary may hide. Moreover, the horrible cancer of antisemitism is spreading in influential Western institutions both in my nation and abroad. Stefanik elaborated by saying that pro-Palestinian students who demand a stopfire on college campuses are “cosplaying Hamas,” and that this is why achieving absolute victory entails not just physical but ideological self-defense.
Stefanik attacked Biden, claiming that there is “no excuse” for his administration to reject military aid to Israel, marking an unusual occurrence of a congressman openly criticizing the president to a foreign country.
The president of the United States has no business obstructing aid to Israel, especially because Congress has already approved the funding, Stefanik declared.
The bombs are being held by the Biden administration because of the strong objection to their use in the heavily populated regions of Rafah. On the other hand, it has started moving forward with a plan to sign a new $1 billion arms contract with Israel.
Earlier this month, Biden made his first public statement regarding the possibility of a large invasion of Rafah by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He admitted that certain American weapons have been used to kill civilians in Gaza and warned that he would block some supplies to Israel if Netanyahu ordered such an attack.
Israel’s security is not something we will ignore. At the time, Biden told HEADLINESFOREVER that the United States was withdrawing support for Israel’s military operations in certain regions.
“The world is looking for moral leadership…,” Stefanik told Fox News’ Shannon Bream following her speech, in an apparent attempt to draw a comparison between the GOP in the House and the White House. and Republicans in the House must rise to the challenge.
“One of the main focuses of my speech was that the American people stand strongly with Israel, as do House Republicans,” she told Fox, praising the GOP-led bill that the House passed to prohibit Biden from withholding, halting, reversing, or canceling existing weapons transfers from the US to Israel.
When asked about the civilian casualties in Gaza, Stefanik cited the deployment of “civilian shields” by Hamas as the reason behind the enclave’s health ministry reporting over 35,000 casualties.
She explained that the US stands firmly behind Israel because of the country’s “great respect when it comes to human rights” and the fact that Israel has always operated in accordance with international norms.
During the conflict in Gaza, human rights organizations have accused Israel of abuses and war crimes. This month, the State Department report to Congress from the Biden administration stated that it is “reasonable to assess” that Israeli forces have used US weapons in Gaza in a manner that is “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law, but it refrained from explicitly stating that Israel had violated the law.