While Israel is retaliating against Hamas' deadly terror attack on the Jewish state on Oct. 7, will President Biden step up to the plate as tensions in the Middle East skyrocket?
Now comes the hard part for President Biden. After declaring with great emotion and empathy that America stands by Israel against the 'unadulterated evil' of 'bloodthirsty' Hamas – a stance that has won bipartisan praise, including from the head of the Republican Jewish Coalition – Biden now faces a diplomatic and messaging challenge many times more difficult, by an order of magnitude.
At the same time, Biden is trying to prevent a wider war that could quickly escalate into a regional conflict, especially with Hezbollah forces in Lebanon firing rockets at the Jewish state as well. This was both predictable and treacherous territory for Israel, which has vowed to topple the Hamas regime for its Oct. 7 attack, which was the worst single day of murdered Jews since the Holocaust.
Hamas says more than 2,600 people in Gaza have been killed, while the Israeli death toll has surpassed 1,400. One can argue that Hamas did this to its own people, using them as human shields with full knowledge that Netanyahu would unleash a ferocious counterattack, but civilian families with children are still facing enormous suffering.
But now comes the hard part for the United States, not just trying to restrain Israel but dealing with the country behind the massacres – which is where Republicans have sharply criticized the president. Iran, which helps fund and train Hamas and Hezbollah, has dropped any pretense of not playing a role in the unspeakable atrocities inflicted on Israel.
One ominous sign is the news from Monday that the Pentagon has asked roughly 2,000 American troops to be ready for a potential call-up to the region, though they wouldn’t be in a combat role. Whether or not American troops are deployed to Israel, it is a reminder of how closely tied we are to our longtime ally and the sole democracy in the Middle East.
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