by Paul Steinhauser
Enemies of the U.S. and Israel "sensing weakness" because of the Biden administration, the former vice president told a gathering in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday took aim at President Biden over his administration's treatment of Israel.
"Make no mistake about it, President Joe Biden has turned his back on Israel," Pence charged as he addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition's influential annual leadership meeting.
Biden has "restored funding for the Palestinian Authority, announced his intention to rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal, and now the Biden administration is planning to open a consulate in Jerusalem for the Palestinian people," Pence told the gathering.
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"This is an unlawful step and it’s time for Congress to act to deny President Biden from opening a consulate in Jerusalem," Pence added.
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| Former Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Nov. 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Fox News) |
During Pence's tenure as vice president, then-President Donald Trump thrilled Israel and outraged Palestinians by closing the Jerusalem consulate and moving the diplomatic staff to the U.S Embassy in Israel's capital, which was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018.
The Biden administration, in a move to improve ties with the Palestinians, has said it would reopen the consulate.
Pence used his speech to once again launch repeated attacks on Biden, arguing that under the president "America is a nation in crisis."
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"Weakness arouses evil and after the president’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, our adversaries are sensing weakness," he said.
Pence was one of eight prominent Republicans speaking at the four-day RJC confab whom pundits view as potential 2024 GOP presidential contenders.
But the former vice president didn't discuss any possible future political plans, other than to stress that "we’re going to win back this country in 2024."
The conference attracted GOP leaders, activists, rainmakers and mega donors. And the gathering took place in Nevada, the state that holds the fourth contest in the Republican presidential nominating calendar.
Pence has already made stops this year in the first three states in the primary and caucus schedule - Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-turned-his-back-israel-mike-pence-republican-jewish-coalition
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