Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.\u2019s \u2018biblical admonition\u2019 to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech.<\/p>\n
The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran\u2019s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m going to state something that you all know \u2013 at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel\u2026We have to make certain that the entire world understands that Israel is not alone and God is going to bless the nation that blesses Israel,\u2019 Johnson said. \u2018We understand that that\u2019s our role. It\u2019s also our biblical admonition. This is something that\u2019s an article of faith for us. It also happens to be great foreign policy.\u2019<\/p>\n
He spent much of his 15-minute address also laying into President Biden and other top Democrats who have been critical of Israel in its response to Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attack. In particular, he singled out Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for calling for new elections in Israel.<\/p>\n
\u2018They\u2019re trying to dictate strategy, then they\u2019re trying to demand a change of leadership while Israel is in a battle for its very existence,\u2019 Johnson said. \u2018It\u2019s breathtaking.\u2019<\/p>\n
He also criticized Biden\u2019s foreign policy with respect to Iran, including reports the administration extended a sanctions waiver last month to pump more cash into its shaky economy. The waivers were first granted in November 2018.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s unconscionable. I can\u2019t make sense of it. And I\u2019ve talked to the White House about this. I do not understand the policy. You can\u2019t make sense of it,\u2019 Johnson said.<\/p>\n
The speaker also said he confronted Schumer by phone after he called for new Israeli elections last month.<\/p>\n
\u2018I called the senator and I said, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 Johnson said. \u2018What if I came out and made a statement and called for a regime change in Ukraine\u2026your hair would be on fire.\u2019<\/p>\n
It came just after Johnson unveiled a new plan to fund Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan in a closed-door meeting with the House GOP conference.<\/p>\n
Under his proposal the House would hold separate votes on each funding priority sometime at the end of this week, likely Friday, he told reporters after the meeting.<\/p>\n\n
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