FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024
Phoenix, AZ – On Tuesday, Kari Lake published a new Op-Ed in Townhall regarding the Israel-Hamas War, and U.S. – Israeli relations
READ: HERE
Key Excerpts:
– Biden’s failure to veto the United Nations Security Council resolution demanding Israel submit to a unilateral cease-fire marks an all-time-low-point in U.S. – Israel relations, and future leaders in both countries must recommit to strengthening our bonds and unifying our actions in an increasingly dangerous world.
– While every innocent life lost is a tragedy, Democrats blaming Israel for those deaths is off-base. The responsibility for those losses lies squarely with Hamas, Hezbollah, and their supporters in the rogue Iranian regime. Until, the civilian population of Gaza and the West Bank physically and ideologically distance themselves from Hamas, collateral casualties will remain a terrible but unavoidable reality in Israel’s fully justified response to terrorist aggression.
– The U.S. must not tie Israel’s hands in their response. We must recognize that only through the total annihilation of Hamas, Hezbollah and affiliated terrorist organizations, can Israel achieve security for itself, and reclaim the fragile regional peace that President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and Republicans achieved through the historic Abraham Accords.
– If it is reasonable and correct for the U.S. government to target key Iranian regime officials…it is equally appropriate for Israel to take unilateral action targeting Iranian regime members engaged in supporting Hamas.
– In the wake of Iran’s bombardment of Israel, it is within Israel’s right to target Iranian production, launch, and command and control facilities; both those involved in the recent overnight attacks, and those designed to support Iran’s nuclear weapons programs. America would not sacrifice our national sovereignty and right to wage war under duress, nor should Israel.
– Let’s not forget for one second our wide-open southern border and the implications for the safety and security of Americans so long as the rogue regime in Tehran operates with impunity. Every day, thousands upon thousands of unvetted individuals are crossing our borders. It is naive to believe that some of these individuals are not connected to Iran or their terrorist proxies.
– The foundation of the conflict is the incompatibility of Jihadi ideology with humanitarian values. An end to the conflict requires recognizing that fact and having the courage to confront it, both in the West and throughout the greater Muslim world. If the people of Gaza want to ensure zero casualties at the hands of Israeli troops, the path forward is clear: isolate and eliminate Hamas operatives and radical Jihadist elements within their own society, and ensure they never again are allowed to use the broader population as human shields.
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