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It’s ‘the Darkest Day In Israeli History,’ Ex-Envoy Says

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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As the war between Hamas and Israel continues, President Joe Biden is set to visit Israel on Wednesday following an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday.  “I think it’s important for any American president to show support for, and solidarity with, Israel in its darkest hour. I mean, this is the darkest day in Israeli history,” Nathan Sales, former ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department, said prior to Biden’s trip being confirmed. “In the 75 years that the state of Israel has existed, we’ve never seen bloodshed and violence like this.” “In fact, it’s the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust,” said Sales, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. “Think about that. America needs to stand by our ally, our closest ally in the region and the only democracy in the region.”  Politico reported Sunday that Biden could travel to the war-torn country “as early as this week.”  “I think what I would like to hear from President Biden when he goes to Israel is ‘We’re going to change course on Iran. We are going to not just go after the tentacles of the octopus, the terrorist groups in Lebanon, the terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip,'” Sales said, continuing to cite what he thinks the president should say: “We’re going to go after the head, the masters of this entire strategy. We’re going to hold them accountable as well. We’re going to deprive them of the resources that they’re investing in terror proxies to kill Jews. Oh, and by the way, to kill 30 Americans as well.”Will he actually say that? I’m not going to hold my breath.Sales joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss how the U.S. can help Israel as the war continues, Iran’s history of supporting Hamas, and his thoughts on Biden’s comments during an interview with CBS that aired on Sunday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This wasn't just an attack by Hamas on Israel, it's also an attack on Americans, and that

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is in keeping with Hamas' history of bloodshed over the years.

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This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, October 17th.

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I'm Samantha Cheris, and that was Ambassador Nathan Sales.

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Ambassador Sales served as Ambassador at large and coordinator for counterterrorism at the

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State Department, and is currently a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

0:35.1

He joins today's show to discuss Hamas' history of terrorism against both U.S. and Israeli

0:41.2

citizens, President Joe Biden's potential visit to Israel this week, and much more.

0:47.5

Before we get to our conversation, though, let me tell you about another great thing here

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at the Heritage Foundation.

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Today, I have the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nathan Sales to the Daily Signal Podcast.

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Ambassador Sales served as Ambassador at large and coordinator for counterterrorism at the

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State Department, and is currently a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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Thank you, Ambassador Sales.

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Thanks so much for joining us today.

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It's good to be here.

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Thanks for having me.

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