As Israel continues its military campaign to destroy the genocidal, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas following the savage Oct. 7 attacks, some members of the House and Senate seek to condition U.S. security assistance to Israel on other factors. President Joe Biden had called proposals to condition aid “a gigantic mistake” and an “absolutely outrageous” idea when running for president. He was right then, and he would be right now to reject attaching any strings to assistance for our strongest ally in the Middle East.

Israel is not only facing an existential struggle against Hamas, whose genocidal foundational charter calls for killing Jews and destroying Israel. Our ally is also confronting Iran’s regionwide network of terrorist proxies that attack Israeli civilians, U.S. troops, and commercial shipping vessels. In response, we should not only stand beside our partner as Israel defends itself against threats on multiple fronts, but we should also recognize that Israel’s victory against terrorism will be a victory against America’s adversaries and that we therefore must do our utmost to ensure Israel has everything it needs to prevail in this conflict.