Former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman, in an interview with Ynet Studio, said that the impact of the United Nations Security Council cease-fire resolution on the Gaza war effort and the effort to return the hostages held by Hamas home are “very, very serious matters.” He also called the United States’ failure to veto the resolution “a betrayal of Israel, not just by Biden, but by the Democratic Party.”

“I think that the fact that Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran today celebrating the UN resolution tells you that Hamas is feeling confident. They think they can survive the war,” Friedman said as part of an interview on Tuesday.

“And obviously, that makes it much more difficult to negotiate anything with them with regard to the hostages. You know, in Israel, there are those who severely criticize the Biden administration, wondering if the alliance between Israel and the U.S. is still strong. Look, it’s a fair question,” Friedman said.

Friedman emphasized that “this was a betrayal of Israel, not just by Biden, by the Democratic Party. I mean, it began with Bernie Sanders, and then it moved on to Chuck Schumer, and now the Biden administration as well. I mean, it’s very discouraging and disappointing.”

He added that “whatever differences exist with regard to Israel and America on strategy, the war is complicated and people can disagree, but they should be handled privately, especially not with the United Nations, which has never been a friend of Israel.”

Friedman said that if the Gaza war ends and Hamas is not completely eradicated, then Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Octiober 7 Hamas attack, will become the leader of the terrorist world. “He becomes the hero for all the worst forces in this world. And if he sees that’s a possibility, I think it emboldens him,” he said.

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