President Trump Is Passing a Moral Litmus Test That Many Others Are Failing

Guy Benson / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

The Democratic Party is rapidly becoming an explicitly anti-Israel political force.  Their 'thought leaders' have gleefully stampeded in that direction.  Their base overwhelmingly sympathizes with Palestinians over Israelis.  And a majority of their United States Senators just voted to cut off forms of military aid to our closest ally in the Middle East.  The longstanding and righteous bipartisan pro-Israel consensus is crumbling.  As the Hamas-started war in Gaza continues, opponents of the Jewish State in the West are fixated on pressuring and threatening Israel, effectively validating Hamas' profoundly evil actions.  This terrible war exists because Hamas started it with a bloodbath of civilians on October 7, 2023.  It endures because Hamas refuses to surrender and free the remaining living hostages they stole that day.  European and other world 'leaders' proclaim that they will formally recognize a Palestinian State if a ceasefire is not reached.  The Israelis have agreed, repeatedly, to ceasefire terms -- including dramatic concessions from their side, such as the release of hundreds of convicted terrorists from Israeli prisons.  It is Hamas that has refused to accept the deals. Read more, see Xs and videos here.