Staff Reports
Over the weekend, it was reported that President Joe Biden talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The news said that Biden told Netanyahu that the United States would not support any counterattack by Israel on Iran. This means that if Iran attacks Israel, the United States under Biden’s leadership will not help Israel fight back. That’s a big deal.
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Some people, like former President Donald Trump, say that Biden is showing weakness to the rest of the world. They believe that Iran attacked Israel because they saw that Biden was not going to support Israel like Trump did. Before the attack, Biden had started to show more support for Palestine, which made Israel upset. Then, when Iran attacked, Biden told Israel not to fight back, even though many missiles were launched at them.
Biden’s advisors are worried that if Israel fights back against Iran, it could lead to a big war in the Middle East. That’s why Biden told Netanyahu to not retaliate and just accept that they survived the attack. This makes some people think that Biden is not standing up strong for America’s allies like Israel when they are in trouble.
A senator named Marco Rubio thinks that the information about Biden’s call with Netanyahu was purposely leaked by the White House. Rubio said that Biden’s team might have leaked it to make their own political plans work better. He thinks that the White House wants to be able to say they warned Israel not to fight back, so that they can please people who want peace in the region.
In short, Biden’s response to Iran’s attack on Israel is seen by some as a sign of weakness, and the leaking of his call with Netanyahu is believed by some to be part of a political strategy. It’s important to pay attention to how leaders act when it comes to protecting our allies and standing up to our enemies.
