It did not take long for the deadly assault on Israel to become another point of contention in the combative domestic politics of the United States.
It did not take long for the deadly assault on Israel to become another point of contention in the combative domestic politics of the United States, with Republican presidential candidates usingFormer president Donald Trump and other Republican contenders for the White House in 2024 sought to blame Biden’s policies for emboldening militants. Members of Congress, operating without a House speaker, provided assurances that the United States would stand by Israel.
“We used to say that politics stop at the water’s edge and, especially when it came to Israel, there was a fairly unified front,” said Brett Bruen, who served on the National Security Council during the Obama administration. “Certain politicians are trying to score political points from what is just a horrible tragedy.”
He alleged, without evidence, that a deal the Biden administration reached with Iran freeing up $6 billion in oil funds was to blame for Hamas’ increased aggression. Trump appeared to be reflecting the allegation that a deal the Biden administration reached with Iran last month – involving a prisoner swap and the freeing up of about $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil funds – helped fund Saturday’s surprise attack by Hamas. The funds involved in the deal, which included the release of five American citizens detained in Iran, were not US taxpayer dollars but Iranian money that had been frozen under US penalties.
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