Wednesday, February 3, 2021

An Anti-Israel Choice

If you support Israel, or wish that nation well, please understand the Biden administration does not share those views. Paul Mirengoff of Power Line observes about this issue:

Joe Biden has selected Hady Amr to be Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel-Palestine. A more accurate title would be Deputy Assistant Secretary of State against Israel and for Palestine. . .and for Hamas.
After citing several of Amr’s anti-Israel positions, Mirengoff concludes:
We should expect the hatred Amr has expressed towards Israel, his close ties with Qatar, and his sympathy for Hamas and even Hezbollah to drive his work. And, considering the importance of his new post, we should worry that Amr’s work will drive Biden administration Israel policy.

Well ... since you wouldn’t pick a vegan to barbecue ribs, presume the Biden administration’s personnel choice signals a stance vis-a-vis Israel that is adversarial, maybe even hostile. Not that this will bother American Jews who mostly voted for Biden and find Israel’s tough security posture embarrassing.