{"id":594267,"date":"2023-10-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bidens-israel-response-creates-sharp-contrast-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T10:00:00","slug":"bidens-israel-response-creates-sharp-contrast-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bidens-israel-response-creates-sharp-contrast-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden\u2019s Israel response creates sharp contrast with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/bidenjoe_trumpdonald_101323getty_biden-trump-israel.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s response to the terrorist attacks against Israel may have given him a point of contrast with former President Donald Trump on foreign policy and leadership style.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has drawn plaudits from both sides of the aisle for his unequivocal support for Israel,\u00a0speaking in personal and visceral terms about the impact of the violence\u00a0launched by Hamas,\u00a0which has left more than 1,000 Israelis dead.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Democrats\u00a0have not been shy about\u00a0comparing\u00a0Biden\u2019s\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0that of\u00a0Trump, who has drawn backlash from members of his party for his criticisms of Israeli leadership in the wake of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the Biden campaign argued the terrorist attacks in Israel underscore the need for experience and empathy in the White House and suggested voters will remember the way Biden handled the events over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Donald Trump praises Hezbollah and bashes Israel, he\u2019s reminding Americans just how dangerous,\u00a0erratic,\u00a0callous, and out of touch he is with the American people in a moment of unspeakable tragedy. It\u2019s a choice Americans will remember next November,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has also found support from unexpected voices, with\u00a0some Republicans praising the administration or withholding criticism over its initial handling of the unfolding situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Republican Jewish Coalition told The New York Times\u00a0that\u00a0Biden had shown \u201cunwavering support for Israel at a critical time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Friedman, who served as Trump\u2019s ambassador to Israel, credited the Biden administration for its \u201cmoral, tactical, diplomatic and military support\u201d for Israel following the terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on Thursday said now is \u201cnot the time\u201d to attack the Biden administration, calling on lawmakers from both sides to give \u201cunwavering support\u201d to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know how adamantly I disagree with what they\u2019re doing, but as Republicans and Democrats, as legislators here in the United States of America, now\u2019s not the time to attack the Biden administration; now\u2019s the time to stand with the United States of America,\u201d Van Orden said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regularly since the\u00a0Oct. 7 attacks, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to Israel this week.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Biden\u2019s response to Israel has been closely watched at home and abroad. Forty-eight percent of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarakRavid\/status\/1712082086306214248?s=20\">Israeli households\u00a0reportedly<\/a>\u00a0viewed\u00a0his address Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Biden held a roundtable of Jewish leaders at the White House and grew emotional as he talked about bringing his children and grandchildren to the site of the Dachau concentration camp\u00a0in Germany. He pounded his fist on the lectern and raised his voice, saying\u00a0he wanted them to see so they could understand what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened.\u00a0It\u00a0drew\u00a0praise from the leaders in the room.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear how long the positive reception will last, it has undercut Trump in an area where the former president has\u00a0a lengthy list of accomplishments.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump frequently touts himself as a staunchly pro-Israel president, citing his decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, his recognition of the Golan Heights territory and the signing of the Abraham Accords, which sought to normalize relations between Israel and Arab nations.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump praised the \u201cskill and determination of the Israel Defence Forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But that has largely been overshadowed by Trump\u2019s comments questioning Jews who do not support him and his\u00a0remarks\u00a0Wednesday\u00a0in which he criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist group, \u201cvery smart.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Those comments prompted a cascade of criticism from his GOP primary rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, both of whom have been reluctant at times to go after Trump directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t have someone who\u2019s so clouded with the past that they can\u2019t see the future,\u201d Haley said at a USA Today town hall in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments also play into the Biden campaign\u2019s hands because aides to the president believe foreign policy and leadership on the world stage is an area where Biden is strongest against his former and potentially future rival.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Biden allies also viewed his comments empathizing with the Jewish community and his focus on bringing home Americans held hostage by Hamas as further fuel for a contrast between Biden and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s supremely empathetic, compassionate, and unflinching in moments like these \u2014 exactly what you want in a leader,\u201d Jim Messina, who managed the 2012 Obama campaign, wrote on X, formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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