Lame-duck President Joe Biden has claimed that he “worked tirelessly” to recover the body of an Israeli-American hostage while he was on vacation in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware.
The body of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual Israeli-American citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 when the terrorist group attacked Israel, was recovered on Saturday.
“I am devastated and outraged,” Biden said in a statement about Goldberg-Polin’s death.
Biden noted that Goldberg-Polin “lost his arm” trying to help others during the attack.
“I have worked tirelessly to bring their beloved Hersh safely to them and am heartbroken by the news of his death,” Biden continued.
“It is as tragic as it is reprehensible.”
Goldberg-Polin was one of six hostages found under a tunnel in Rafah on Saturday.
He claimed that there would be repercussions for Goldberg-Polin’s death.
“Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes,” he said.
“And we will keep working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages.”
Biden hasn’t been in the public eye much since stepping down from his re-election bid in late July.
His replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris, has kept a low profile on support for Israel.
Harris has been pressured by pro-Hamas allies on the Left to cease support for Israel.
Biden’s Israel policy is one area where he has not gone as far to the Left as possible.
However, supporting America’s ally cost Biden votes in the primary.
Harris is considered more anti-Israel than Biden.
Nevertheless, she isn’t actually running the country at this point, so it’s easy to say just about anything.
Israel is an ally of the United States, and there is only so much a leader can do to act against them.
Democrats have tried to walk the line between supporting Israel and supporting Hamas terrorists since Barack Obama was president.
The party’s anti-Israel sentiment has become more pronounced with every passing year.
It’s a vocal minority of voters who are totally anti-Israel, but they are very, very vocal.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the 2024 election.
