Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is criticizing President Joe Biden stating that the U.S. would not participate in or support retaliation by Israel for Iran’s attack against it.
In a post on X, Bennett took issue with Biden reportedly telling Israel to “take the win,” after hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles were intercepted.
“Contrary to what pundits are saying, this wasn’t designed merely as ‘bells and whistles’ with no damage. When you shoot 350 flying objects timed to hit Israel at the same moment, when you use three fundamentally different weapon types—cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and UAVs, you’re looking to penetrate Israel’s defenses and kill Israelis,” the former prime minister wrote.
He continued:
“The US administration is telling us: ‘This is a victory, you’ve already won by thwarting the missiles. No need for any further action.’ No, it’s NOT a victory. Yes, it’s a remarkable success of Israel’s air defense systems, but it’s not a victory. When a bully tries to hit you 350 times and only succeeds seven time, you’ve NOT won.”
Some points regarding the overnight Iranian missile attack on Israel:
— Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט (@naftalibennett) April 14, 2024
1. Contrary to what pundits are saying, this wasn’t designed merely as “bells and whistles” with no damage.
When you shoot 350 flying objects timed to hit Israel at the same moment,
when you use three…
Bennett added, “You don’t win wars just by intercepting your enemy’s hits, nor do you deter it. Your enemy will just try harder with more and better weapons and methods next time. How DO you deter? By exacting a deeply painful price.”
He also pushed back on the claim “nobody got hurt.”
“There’s a 7 year-old Israeli-Arab girl called Amina Elhasuny fighting for her life. That’s who coward Khamenei hit,” Bennett wrote.
He went on, “The Islamic Republic of Iran made a big mistake. For the past 30 years it’s been wreaking havoc on the region—through its proxies. A terror-octopus whose head is Tehran, and its tentacles are in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Gaza. How convenient. The Mullahs send others to conduct horrendous terror attacks, and die for them. Other people’s blood.”
“Israel’s strategic mistake for the past 30 years was to play along this strategy. We always fought the Octopus’ arms, but hardly exacted a price from its Iranian head. This should change now: Hezbollah or Hamas shoots a rocket at Israel? Tehran pays a price.”
Finally, Bennett said, “I’ll be clear: if these crazy fanatic Islamic terrorists get away with murder by hiding among civilians, this method will be adopted by terrorists worldwide. We’re not asking anyone to fight for us. We’ll do the job. But we do expect our allies to have our back, especially when it’s tough—and now it’s tough. Be on the right side and help us defeat these horrible and savage regimes.”
