Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Joe Biden of showing “weakness” toward Hamas after a visit to Israel, where he saw an area devastated by the recent missile barrage.
“Appeasing terrorists doesn’t produce peace,” Cruz told the Associated Press after visiting the port city of Ashkelon, which is about 10 miles from the Gaza-Israel border.
The Texas lawmaker said Biden was not doing enough to support Israel against the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip and predicted there would be additional attacks.
“The longer Joe Biden shows weakness to Hamas or Hezbollah or Iran, the more you’re going to see terrorist attacks escalating,” he said.
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Instead of condemning Hamas, Democrats are acting like press secretaries for the terrorists.
https://t.co/nraVS5gX9J— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) May 30, 2021
Cruz also shared photos of a home damaged by the missile attack.
“Heartbreaking,” Cruz captioned the photo.
“Countless times, I’ve seen a Mezuzah hanging on a door frame. This is the first time I’ve seen one on a home bombed by terrorists,” he added.
Heartbreaking.
Countless times, I’ve seen a Mezuzah hanging on a door frame. This is the first time I’ve seen one on a home bombed by terrorists.
A Hamas rocket killed the caretaker of the elderly lady who lived here in Ashkelon, in southern Israel. This is all that remains. pic.twitter.com/fHBJGFOnRx
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 31, 2021
3/x And the remainder of her home, destroyed by a Hamas rocket. pic.twitter.com/DyodxOxfWP
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 31, 2021
“This is all of the damage that came from one Hamas rocket, one terrorist who murdered a woman here in Ashkelon,” he said in a subsequent video.
I’m in Israel and I’m seeing the results of Hamas terrorism.
A Hamas rocket destroyed this home and killed an elderly woman’s caretaker. pic.twitter.com/uuFTgTRwKg
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 1, 2021
Cruz’s visit to the area came after Hamas fired more than 4,000 rockets into Israel last month, killing at least 250 people.
The attack started on May 10 and continued for 11 days before a ceasefire was agreed upon.
Cruz told the Washington Free Beacon that he visited the country “to hear and see firsthand what our Israeli allies need to defend themselves and to show the international community that we stand unequivocally with Israel.”
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“Far too many Democrats morally equivocated between Israel and the terrorists attacking them, and fringe progressive Democrats went even further with wild accusations and conspiracy theories,” he added.
Cruz traveled to Israel with fellow Republican and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Bill Hagerty, who told the Daily Mail the duo also met with Israel’s parliamentary leaders.
