Haley suggests Israel should act independently if US fails to halt Iran’s nuclear program.
Republican Candidate Nikki Haley Urges Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Program
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivered a powerful message on July 17, stating that if the United States fails to halt Iran’s nuclear program, Israel should take matters into its own hands.
“Israel’s survival hangs in the balance. The ayatollahs have promised to destroy Israel—many times. We have to take them at their word,”
“Make no mistake: Israel will act before that happens,” Ms. Haley declared. “It will do what it’s always done and protect itself from annihilation. It must do that.”
“The Biden administration should support Israel. But if it does not, then Israel should do itself and the rest of the world a favor. I hope it doesn’t come to that, but if it does, then Israel should end the Iranian nuclear program—once and for all.”
Strong Criticism of President Biden’s Approach
Ms. Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, strongly criticized President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Iran situation.
“We need a leader who advances peace in the Middle East. And, of course, we need a leader who will stop Iran from starting a war,” she emphasized.
“When I spoke to you last year, the situation with Iran was bad. It’s even worse now. Many believe Iran is only months or even weeks away from having the capability to get a nuclear bomb.”
Ms. Haley slammed Mr. Biden for appeasing Tehran.
President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House in 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Concerns Over Waived Sanctions on Iran’s Nuclear Program
“The president waived sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program. He’s lifted sanctions on some of its missile companies. You know, the ones that make the missiles that will carry nuclear weapons,” she revealed. “What’s more, Joe Biden is letting Iran skirt sanctions on oil exports.”
Ms. Haley expressed her disappointment with the Biden administration’s nuclear deal negotiations with Iran, claiming that the ayatollahs are not negotiating in good faith.
“Iran spent the past two years saying it wouldn’t budge. Biden showed weakness. Now the ayatollahs are in a stronger position. And he thinks now they’ll do what we want?
“No chance. They’re not going to give up anything—especially their nuclear program,” Ms. Haley asserted. “A nuclear deal will only lead to more Iranian oppression and more Iranian terrorism.”
The candidate warned that a new deal with Iran would only enable more terrorism in Israel, which recently launched an anti-terrorism operation in Jenin, a city notorious for harboring terrorists.
However, Ms. Haley stated, a new deal with Tehran would “guarantee that Iran will get a nuclear weapon.”
Additionally, Ms. Haley made numerous Israel-related pledges during her speech before CUFI.
If elected, she said she would call Israel on her first day in the Oval Office. She also promised that her administration would withdraw U.S. support from “anti-Israel groups,” such as the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
“The U.N. Human Rights Council does little more than criticize Israel. For the record, Israel has an excellent human rights record,” Ms. Haley emphasized. “Meanwhile, the Council ignores countries like China that are actively engaged in genocide.”
Regarding UNRWA, she said it “uses American money to feed Palestinian hatred of the Jewish State.”
UNESCO, said Ms. Haley, “
The Biden administration, shortly after taking office, rejoined the U.N. Human Rights Council and restarted U.S. funding for UNRWA. In June, the administration announced it would rejoin UNESCO.
Ms. Haley also vowed to build upon the Abraham Accords, where Israel normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
In a press gaggle ahead of her CUFI speech, Ms. Haley reacted to the White House saying that Mr. Biden will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the end of the year. In March, Mr. Biden said he would not meet with Mr. Netanyahu “in the near term” over Mr. Netanyahu’s efforts to change Israel’s judiciary, especially its supreme court.
“It’s about time. I mean, look how long it’s taken here. Here you have a friend and ally that shares the same values, we share the same enemies, and yet you refuse to ask him to come for the longest time and now suddenly, you want to talk to him?”
A woman protests against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Jewish community leaders at the David P
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