FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is formally denouncing calls for a cease-fire in Gaza in a direct rebuke of the Biden administration’s increasingly critical stance on Israel’s war against Hamas.
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, R-Va., is introducing a resolution on Tuesday that, if passed, would rebuke U.S. officials demanding a cease-fire, as well as calls for an independent Palestinian state.
It would also call on the U.S. to totally halt humanitarian aid and other funds flowing to Gaza “until an independent and comprehensive investigation is completed.”
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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good is introducing a resolution to formally rebuke calls for an Israel-Gaza cease-fire.
The legislation is being rolled out a day after Vice President Kamala Harris intensified the cease-fire rhetoric coming from the White House in a speech at the annual commemoration of the 1965 Bloody Sunday civil rights march in Selma, Alabama.
“Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate cease-fire for at least the next six weeks. This is what is currently on the table,” Harris said.
President Biden, meanwhile, has been pushing for a temporary pause in the fighting to be part of any deal struck between Israel and Hamas for the release of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.
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“Instead of unequivocally backing our most important ally in the Middle East, both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have undermined Israel’s efforts to defend itself by repeatedly suggesting there should be a cease-fire in Gaza.,” Good told Fox News Digital on Monday morning.
Vice President Kamala Harris escalated the White House’s position on Israel and Gaza during a speech in Selma, Alabama.