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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s stunning silence amid Israel’s ongoing counterterrorism campaign in Jenin, a city in Samaria.
“While Israel is an engaged in a counterterrorism operation to neutralize Iranian-backed terrorists in Samaria, the Biden administration has remained silent,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “The Iranian regime is emboldened when the United States stays silent, which is why the United States must continue to be a leader on the world stage in opposing terrorism and the despotic Iranian regime. President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Ambassador Nides must immediately end their silence and make it clear that the United States stands with Israel as it continues its counterterrorism efforts."
“It is also critical that the Biden administration recognizes that Iran and Palestinian terror organizations, such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), are partners. Not only does Iran provides tens of millions of dollars in funding each year to Palestinian terrorist groups, but it also trains, arms, and feeds intelligence to them. The Biden Administration’s obvious lust for a new deal with Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, has emboldened Palestinian terror organizations and placed an unnecessary strain on our relationship with Israel."
“Finally, under President Trump’s successful ‘Maximum Pressure’ campaign, Iran’s accessible cash reserves dropped by 96 percent, leaving less money for Iran to fuel terrorism. However, under President Biden’s weak sanctions enforcement has fueled Palestinian terrorism, as Iran’s cash reserves are estimated to have increased twelvefold since President Biden took office. President Biden must restore the ‘Maximum Pressure’ campaign and make it clear that the United States will not relent until Iran stops its support to all terrorist groups, and ends its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.”
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