President Joe Biden recently stated that the United States would not provide certain weapons and munitions if Israel were to invade Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1 million people are currently seeking shelter. While Biden maintained that the U.S. remains committed to Israel’s security, Republican lawmakers expressed criticism of the president’s decision.

Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker argues that Biden’s warning is “counterproductive to the goal of ending the war” and demonstrates more of his weak leadership, damaging America at home and abroad.

President Biden is emboldening Hamas and making it less likely that they will release the hostages they unjustly kidnapped during their barbaric attack on Israeli citizens on October 7, 2023.

Sadly, there is reason to believe that many of these hostages have already been killed. The Israeli people and the rest of the world deserve to know the status of the Israelis, the Americans and the other hostages that Hamas seized on October 7.

Biden’s appeasement of Hamas is part of a broader pattern of behaviors that he has been having that are hurting Americans’ international interests and our domestic interests. As anti-Israel protesters continue to threaten and attack Jewish students, disrupt college campuses, and cause a cancellation of classes and graduation ceremonies, President Biden has failed to take any action to hold the universities accountable or to revoke student visas for foreign students engaging in threatening or disruptive behavior.