On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s” Inside Politics”, Rep. Ritchie Torres ( D- NY ) responded to a question on conditioning U. S. Israel aid by saying,” I respectfully disagree. I believe that we should continue to be steadfastly in favor of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and that” Hamas has publicly stated that it intends to repeat October 7 and we ignore that danger at our own hazard.” But, I disagree”. He added that “any attempts to fundamentally alter the U.S. Israel relationship will eventually gain Hamas, which committed the most bloody murder of Jews since the Holocaust, a notion that the universe seems to have forgotten.”
According to Torres,” I believe we should be crystal clear that the Republicans have been in charge of the House since October 7 and had ultimately failed to pass a nonpartisan bill that provides support to Israel.” The Republicans refuse to take to the ground a national security ancillary that would provide support to all of our friends, Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine. And so, if you’re allowing aid to Israel to linger continuously, then you’re in no position to teaching people, including President Biden, on his assistance for Israel. I agree that every plausible effort must be made to minimize Israeli casualties and to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need, but Hamas, which had committed the most deadly massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, will eventually benefit from any attempts to necessarily undermine the U.S.-Israel relationship, which the world seems to have forgotten.
Eventually, host Dana Bash asked,” Some of your most pro- Israel other Democrats, Sen. Chris Coons ( D- DE ), for example, then say they support putting conditions on U. S. support to Israel. Do you”?
Torres responded,” I politely disagree. We may continue to support the United States-Israel connection, which is in the United States ‘ best interests. Israel’s our greatest ally in the Middle East. And remember that Israel did not start the battle, individuals. Israel was subjected to the savagery and extremism of Hamas, which must be put to death. Hamas did re-group, re-arm, and launch yet more bloody terrorist attacks than the atrocities of October 7 if it holds onto its position of power. We ignore that danger at our own risk because Hassan has made it known that it intends to repeat October 7. Therefore, I disagree. I’m in favor of keeping the U.S.-Israeli marriage and removing Hamas from power in a way that minimizes Israeli deaths and provides support to those in need.
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