Biden won’t urge Ukraine for ceasefire as he does with Israel

Joe Biden’s Controversial Stance on Israeli ​Aid

Joe Biden has ⁣not only promised to veto any standalone Israeli aid, but he’s reportedly circulating a draft resolution within the United Nations​ Security Council that would compel the Jewish state to stop its ground offensive in Rafah and, effectively, give Hamas ​a ‌pass. Beyond that,​ the​ U.S. is also reportedly thinking about circumventing Israel and formally recognizing a Palestinian state.

In other words, while Ukraine is prodded by the United States to fight for every inch of its⁢ land, Israel is prodded to commit suicide.

Double Standards in Foreign Policy

• Indeed, anyone who dares to suggest the United States push ⁣Ukraine to negotiate a settlement with Russia is framed as a democracy-hating Putin shill.
• Yet, before we even knew exactly how ‍many Israeli‍ women and children‌ had been murdered, raped, and kidnapped by Hamas, Democrats were demanding ‌Israel negotiate with Palestinians to create a potential‌ three-front Iranian-proxy terror state on ⁣its border.

Those who wonder what the endgame of a U.S. proxy war against a nuclear power in Europe might look​ like are told that the only acceptable outcome is complete victory for Ukraine. The very future of⁤ world democracy, we​ are assured, hinges on‍ the integrity of⁢ that nation’s borders.

Israel, though, is asked to surrender its ‌territorial claims and reward those who supported, coordinated, and ⁤participated in a massacre of its civilians — which included 30-plus⁣ dead ⁢American citizens — with a brand new nation. It‌ is only through ⁢this concession that peace can be realized,‌ contends the Western foreign policy ⁣elite. Which is weird, considering ⁢Trump circumvented the Palestinian problem and forged a historic peace agreement.⁢ Biden immediately reverted to Obama-era​ Iran-coddling ‌— and, well,⁢ here​ we are.

Put it this way: Imagine, if you can, the ⁤Biden administration arguing, only weeks after Putin’s invasion, that the only way​ to “achieve an‍ enduring end to the crisis” and “lasting⁤ peace and security” for⁤ Ukrainians was to create a new Russian ethnic state in ​Donbas.

Double Standards in Self-Determination

• Really, ⁤doesn’t an ethnic Russian Donbastan deserve the same self-determination ‌as an Arab Palestinian?
• Democrats, of course, would never think ⁣to pressure Volodymyr Zelensky into a ceasefire, much less push him to ⁤negotiate the creation ⁤of a new adversarial territory on‌ his borders in the name of “peace.”

We ⁣are also told that if Putin⁣ is handed even a partial ⁤victory, the next thing you know Russians ‍will be marching on Berlin. ​American troops,​ we are warned, will be compelled to defend Europe. At the same time, Israel, ⁢which has never asked a single American soldier to fight for it,‍ is (yet again) expected to hand its enemies a reprieve.

Allowing​ Hamas ⁢to survive ⁣will⁢ do nothing to further the prospects of peace for anyone in the ⁢region. If Israel ​stops now, the war against Hamas will‍ have been for naught, since a large contingent‍ of the⁣ terror army has retreated into Rafah to hide among civilians, as is their wont. Since the United Nations, Gulf theocrats, Iran, and Western powers insist on sending hundreds of millions in aid that is siphoned off by⁢ the Islamists, Hamas will reemerge in Gaza — and almost surely in the “West ‌Bank,” should there⁣ ever be a Palestinian state.

It also needs to be stressed, ‍however, that what Biden⁢ demands isn’t really ‌a “ceasefire.”​ It is Israel‌ unilaterally yielding its advantage, ‌since ‌Hamas hasn’t agreed to any cessation of the conflict — and even ⁢if it did, ⁤its assurances wouldn’t be worth anything. ‌Lest⁣ anyone forget, there was a ceasefire in place on Oct 7, 2023. No, the lesson, once again, is that terror works.

Unequal ‍Treatment of Israel and Ukraine

• While both Israel and ​Ukraine have a right to fight⁣ for their sovereignty and‌ people, obviously the two conflicts are unique in ⁣numerous ways. Not all comparisons work.
• Jews, for instance, have far stronger historic ties to‍ Samaria ‌and Judea than Ukrainians have to Donetsk​ or Crimea — even ⁤though only one has ‍been asked to surrender land for ⁢peace.

Indeed, the only one of ‍these two democracies that bestows full rights to its ethnic minorities is portrayed as the apartheid state. Israel has offered Palestinians massive concessions on numerous occasions, including their own state. So even though my hope is that‌ Putin is severely weakened by his war of aggression‌ against Ukraine,‌ Israel’s war against Islamism and terror is ‍far more important in‍ the long-term ‍battle ​for “democracy.”

But the ugly​ truth is that Biden’s reelection prospects are threatened by the emerging progressive left and pro-Hamas faction of the ⁣Democrat Party. And there is no one, no issue, the⁤ president won’t sell out for votes. This is why ⁤the administration⁣ sends emissaries to pacify the people who cheered the Oct. 7 attack. This is why⁤ the White House leaks snippets of Biden insulting Israel’s (elected) leader in a way he would never think to attack Zelensky or Abbas or even the Iranian mullahs.

While‍ backing Ukraine allows Democrats to virtue signal about their love ⁣of ⁣“democracy,” turning on Israel​ allows them to appease ‍the ​growing anti-Western sentiment of their base. It’s only ⁤going⁢ to get worse in the coming years.