Israel’s blow against Iran
Attack on nuclear sites is part of a broader defensive strategy
by The Washington Times Editorial Board
Israel leveled Iranian nuclear ambitions Thursday evening. Waves of airstrikes apparently left the Natanz Nuclear Facility a smoldering ruin while taking out the regime’s top scientists and military leaders. President Trump had warned the Islamic republic’s commanders to take a deal to avoid this fate.
“I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, by far, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come — And they know how to use it,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
Last month, the usual suspects in the congressional Islamic extremist fan club were doing their best to protect Iran and its proxies, such as Hamas, by taking away that equipment. Democratic Reps. Delia Ramirez of Illinois, Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and several others joined in introducing the Block the Bombs Act.
The measure would “withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel and demand Israel’s compliance with U.S. and international law.” In short, it’s a bill to get Israel to quit defending itself, highlighting what’s happening in the Gaza Strip as justification.
“For the last year and a half, [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu has laid siege to Gaza, killing at least 54,000 people, repeatedly displacing the entire population, and cutting off access to desperately needed humanitarian aid,” Mr. Pocan said in his news release.
Citing the dubious casualty figures from the Gaza Health Ministry is “like quoting a fox in a henhouse,” said Sean Durns, senior research analyst for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis. It’s also a distraction from what’s happening.
Israel didn’t just start indiscriminately bombing 18 months ago. The campaign to rid Gaza of its terrorist infrastructure began in direct response to the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis and the kidnapping of 251 others. In its efforts to defend itself and its people, Israel has lost nearly 900 soldiers so far.
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