Tag: Israel
Predictably, Republicans Blame Biden for Hamas Attack on Israel
“Republican 2024 presidential candidates blamed the Biden administration for the attacks Hamas terrorists launched against Israel on Saturday, pointing to the deadly developments as evidence of U.S. weakness on the world stage and claiming that the administration is partially responsible.”
— NBC News
How Much Does Obama Hate Israel? 1.9 Billion Times
One of the many persistent right-wing lies about Pres. Obama is that he hates Israel. It may be true that he’s not fond of the country’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, a despicable figure who is closely aligned with Republicans in the U.S. Congress, a cabal that makes no secret of its contempt for the president. But there’s no evidence that Obama loves or hates Israel any more than he likes or dislikes any of America’s allies.
Writing in the Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf summed up this particular right-wing myth about the president last summer: