Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel is a reminder of the threat Iran poses, Sen. Joni Ernst said Monday at an event on Capitol Hill.
Ernst, R-Iowa, speaking at a Heritage Foundation event called “Future of the U.S.-Israel Alliance at 75,” said the Biden administration’s appeasement of Iran led to the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel by Hamas, in which the terrorist group killed some 1,400 civilians.
“It is very important we continue supporting Israel, now more than ever,” Ernst said, while explaining that this terrorist attack was different and more extreme that what the Jewish state has experienced before.
Ernst, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, was the first U.S. elected official on the ground in Israel after Hamas struck, killing and taking hostage Americans as well as Israelis.
The Iowa senator explained that she was just leaving Saudi Arabia when she heard about the attack, and temporarily was blocked from making a scheduled trip to Israel.





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