“I come to Israel with a single message,” President Joe Biden said during a speech in Israel 111 days after the barbarous attack by Hamas, whose terrorists slaughtered 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped hundreds more, wounded thousands more, and ignited a regional war. “You are not alone. As long as the United States stands, and we will stand forever, we will not let you ever be alone.”

I recall tearing up at hearing Biden’s strong and unequivocal message while driving back with my wife from our son’s Army outpost outside of Ramallah. His words resonated deeply with a profoundly grief- and anxiety-stricken Israeli people still reeling from the bloodthirsty invasion and wary of the long road ahead. The president spoke for the American public, whose friendship, diplomatic support, and materiel backing would prove critical to the Jewish state’s effort to combat the terrorist armies looming on its borders, and for this, we were and are sincerely grateful.