Biden continues Obama’s Israel policies.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken contends that Hamas would gain no “greater” victory “than allowing its brutality to send us down a path of terrorism and nihilism. We must not let it.”
You can hear echoes of Barack Obama’s insufferable moral equivalencies imbued in that statement.
The contention is a not-so-subtle warning to Israel, who will almost surely enter Gaza and try to dismantle the Hamas terror state — which has been indirectly and directly funded not only by Iran, the European Union, and the United Nations but also by the Obama and Biden administrations.
The insinuation, of course, is that Israel needs to temper its inclination to engage in “terrorism and nihilism.” It is a blood libel.
It is not “terrorism” to seek justice for the pregnant woman who had her baby cut from her body or the elderly couple who was burned alive. And eliminating those who committed Nazi-like atrocities against your citizens is no more nihilistic than tracking down Eichmann or demanding Emperor Hirohito unconditionally surrender.
Yet, only days after the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, Biden was already lecturing Benjamin Netanyahu on how “democracies like Israel and the United States are stronger and more secure when we act according to the rule of law.” The insinuation, again, is that there is something nefarious about winning a war against those who massacre your citizens.
Israel doesn’t target civilians, as Blinken, busy placating the progressives who now infest Washington and academia, knows well. Many Israeli soldiers have died because the nation avoids civilian casualties – even as Hamas diligently places their weapons and themselves behind women and children.
Then again, the idea Hamas’s greatest victory would be Israelis exacting revenge is itself the kind of self-satisfying gibberish that might impress a crowd at the Aspen Ideas Festival or readers of Tom Friedman columns.
Hamas’ greatest victory is killing and terrorizing as many Jews as possible. We know this because Islamists tell us this all the time. Why is this confusing? “There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by Jihad” are the words literally written into the group’s charter.
And Hamas is quite popular in both Gaza and the West Bank. Islamic fundamentalism is popular.
“Look, what happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people,” Joe Biden said the other day. This is the “religion of peace” canard, begun by George W. Bush and widely promulgated by Obama all over again.
When our former president declared that the “future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam,” he wasn’t joking. Every time Islamists committed acts of terror, the Obama administration would turn the conversation towards “Islamophobia,” a neologism that conflates tolerance of individuals and groups (Muslims) with tolerance of a belief system (Islam).
This rhetoric is not only meant to cloud reality but to chill speech and create immunity for the many progressive “anti-Zionists” on the left.
The modern Democrats have taken up this dishonest framing with gusto. When a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre this week if the president was concerned about rising anti-Semitism — you know, because of the Jew-hating protests that have broken out across the country — she responded by saying there were no “credible threats” and then pivoted the claims that “Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.”
She did this twice. Not only is it a gross deflection, it is a lie. According to the FBI, hate crimes against Jews represent over 50 percent of all religion-related hate crimes, while hate crimes against Muslims are under 10 percent.
But Obama’s most corrosive legacy is foreign policy. Democrats have become obsessed with turning Iran into a regional counterweight to Israel while also restarting a “peace process” that would surely create a Muslim Brotherhood-led terror state on Israel’s borders.
Before Israel could even identify all the bodies of their citizens, Biden was already yammering on about the “dignity” and “self-determination” in places where “self-determination” manifested in the creation of a Jihadist terror state.
Donald Trump nixed this strategy, punishing Iran and circumventing Hamas/PLO in peace negotiations with Gulf states. That success was shattered when the Obama retreads entered the White House again and began opening up billions to Iran and sending Hamas and Fatah hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Biden administration is teeming with Obama-era Iran and Muslim Brotherhood fans. Not only did someone like Rob Malley — rehired by Biden after leading Obama’s giveaway — surround himself with real-life Iranian assets, but he’d met at least twice with Hamas, once with Obama’s blessing.
“This administration is different from the previous administration,” Hamas’s deputy foreign minister and New York Times columnist, Ahmed Yussuf, said at the time. “We believe Hamas’s message is reaching its destination.”
Definitely.
Even now, despite overwhelming evidence of its involvement in the killing of not only 1,300 Jews, 30 of them Americans, the administration does everything it can to deny Iran provided logistical and financial help that killed 30 Americans.
Like Obama, Biden offers just enough lip service about Israel’s right to defend itself to placate Jewish donors and voters. Every action of the president – even his supposed morale-lifting trip to the country–is meant to inhibit Israel from winning. Democrats are open to helping Israel defend itself but unopened to the prospect of destroying those who seek its end.
Let me amend that. There are plenty of Democrats who want Israel destroyed and more every day.
When Obama finally deigned to wade in on the killing of Jews and Americans, he offered his usual perfunctory throat-clearing about Israel’s right to exist before hitting the “but.” The “but” can be summed up as so: the more Jews die, the more Jews have a responsibility to placate the Islamic world and give their enemies a state.
And apparently, in many ways, the Biden administration concurs.
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Does Secretary Blinken’s statement imply that Israel needs to refrain from engaging in “terrorism and nihilism” while dismantling the Hamas terror state?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent statement that Hamas would gain no greater victory than allowing its brutality to lead us down a path of terrorism and nihilism echoes the insufferable moral equivalencies of Barack Obama. This assertion serves as a warning to Israel, implying that they need to temper their inclination to engage in “terrorism and nihilism” while trying to dismantle the Hamas terror state. However, this assertion is nothing more than a blood libel.
It is not terrorism to seek justice for innocent victims, such as a pregnant woman who had her baby cut from her body or an elderly couple who was burned alive. Eliminating those who commit Nazi-like atrocities against citizens is not nihilistic but rather a justified response, much like tracking down war criminals such as Eichmann or demanding the unconditional surrender of Emperor Hirohito.
Yet, just days after the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, President Biden was already lecturing Benjamin Netanyahu on how democracies like Israel and the United States are stronger and more secure when they act according to the rule of law. The insinuation here is that there is something nefarious about winning a war against those who massacre your citizens.
It is important to recognize that Israel does not target civilians, as Secretary Blinken surely knows. Many Israeli soldiers have died precisely because the nation goes to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties, even as Hamas places their weapons and themselves behind women and children.
The idea that Hamas’s greatest victory would be Israelis exacting revenge is nothing more than self-satisfying gibberish that might impress a crowd at a festival or readers of certain columnists. Hamas’s true victory lies in killing and terrorizing as many Jews as possible, as they have consistently stated. This is evident from the words literally written into the group’s charter: “There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by Jihad.”
Furthermore, it is worth noting that Hamas enjoys popularity both in Gaza and the West Bank, indicating a widespread support for Islamic fundamentalism in the region.
President Biden recently stated that what happened in Gaza does not represent all Palestinian people, emphasizing the distinction between Hamas and extreme elements within the group. While this may be true, it is important to remember that Hamas is a significant part of the Palestinian narrative and has a substantial following.
In conclusion, Secretary Blinken’s warning to Israel, implying that they should avoid engaging in ”terrorism and nihilism,” is unjustified. Israel’s actions in seeking justice and defending its citizens against terrorist attacks are not acts of terrorism. Hamas’s true victory lies in its ability to terrorize and kill as many Jews as possible. It is imperative to recognize this reality and support Israel’s right to defend itself against those who seek its destruction.
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