Lindsey Graham
The Israel foreign minister was also expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking their fourth meeting this year.
“We have to have a dose of reality here,” the Republican senator told JNS. “Hamas is never going to give up their weapons and never going to give up power unless somebody makes them.”
The South Carolina Republican said he had a “very productive, candid meeting” with Ron Dermer, the Israeli strategic affairs minister, in Washington.
The American lawmaker said Israel will not occupy the Gaza Strip indefinitely, saying, “Eventually the Arabs will take over.”
In an interview, Lindsey Graham added: Now is the time to deepen the security alliance with Jerusalem.
The U.S. lawmaker was responding to the climate activist’s attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
The South Carolina senator stated that he will “maintain extremely close coordination with our allies in Israel.”
“Without Iran, the Houthis do not possess the capability to attack America, international shipping or Israel,” he said.
Coalition pushback and U.S. objections derailed the appointment of Eli Sharvit as the director of the Israel Security Agency.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned the U.N. Human Rights Council against taking action against Israelis.
“To President Trump: I encourage you to allow Israel to use military force to destroy their nuclear program while we can,” the U.S. senator said.
“Iran with a nuke is a nightmare for the Jewish state; it’s a nightmare for the world,” stated South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
