Haim Saban, a prominent Democratic Party donor and Hollywood mogul, has criticized President Joe Biden for withholding weapons from Israel in its war against Hamas. In an email to Biden’s aides, Steve Ricchetti and Anita Dunn, Saban expressed his outrage and disappointment over the decision, which he called “bad” on all levels.
The email, published by Axios, reads: “Can you pls share with the President… We, the US, as you stated numerous times, believe that Hamas should be defeated. We, the US, in this case YOU Mr. President, have decided to stop sending munitions to Israel to achieve the goal that WE/YOU have set up for Israel and ourselves. Even beyond Israel, this sends a terrible message to our allies in the region, and beyond that, we can flip from doing the right thing to bending to political pressure.”
Saban, who raised $4.5 million for Biden’s campaign at a fundraiser in February, also highlighted the potential political implications of the decision, noting that there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than Muslim voters who care about Hamas.
The Biden administration’s decision to withhold weapons from Israel has sparked widespread criticism and shock in both Israel and the US. President Biden has claimed that Israel used American weapons to kill Palestinian civilians and has refused to supply Israel with artillery rounds, citing a disagreement with Israel’s decision to attack the last Hamas stronghold in Rafah.
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The issue is, that people are shocked.
For any objective observer, you could have called this from a mile away.
And Trump is no better.
Like always, ain lanu al mi l’hisha’ein ela al avinu shebashamayim
Biden’s strategy for 2024 is to manage to keep both people such as Haim Saban on his side, as well as the Progressive/Woke/Pro-Hamas anti-Semites. If Trump defines “America First” as being isolationist (i.e. will send best wishes to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel – but not risk American military involvement in a foreign war), Biden might pull it off. It should be noted that Biden never displayed any political cleverness in his career (going back 50+ years), and this strategy may go down as example of “clever by half”.