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Biden’s misguided abandonment of Israel
Douglas Schoen and Saul Mangel
May 11, 2024

…In fact, virtually every decision Biden has made has prolonged the war and enabled Hamas to survive. This shouldn’t necessarily be a surprise, given the presence of Maher Bitar, a holdover from the Obama administration. Bitar now serves as Biden’s coordinator for intelligence and defense policy within the National Security Council. He is also a former Executive Board member for Students for Justice in Palestine, the extremist anti-Israel group which has been banned on dozens of college campuses due to their promotion of antisemitism and violent tactics. The administration’s incessant and hypocritical focus on preventing civilian casualties in Rafah – despite the fact that by virtually every metric, Israel has set the standard in terms of fighting a war against a terrorist group embedded in urban civilian areas – is the only reason the war hasn’t ended yet. READ MORE

CANARY MISSION has a profile on Maher Bitar

WASHINGTON EXAMINER Jewish Biden appointee resigns over president’s stance on war in Gaza: ‘Blood of innocent people on his hands’ Lily Greenberg Call, special assistant to the chief of staff in the Interior Department, cited her Jewish heritage as the reason for her resignation. In her letter, she related her deep ties to the United States and Israel but expressed deep opposition to Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza, calling it a “genocide.”