Rubio Suggests White House Leaked Israel Call To Appease "So-Called Peace Activists"

The White House leaked details of a call between President Joe Biden
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to placate �so-called
peace activists� after Iran launched an assault on Israel, Sen. Marco
Rubio (R-FL) posited on Sunday.

Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told
CNN that he favors doing �anything� that can be done to protect U.S.
troops in the region from being attacked when pressed on the prospect
of U.S. retaliation.

�But Israel is not asking us to launch attacks on Iran. I � have ever
heard the Israelis come to us and say, �Will you help us or will you
attack Iran or go in after Iran? They�re not asking for that. They�re
not asking for it,� Rubio said.

He then addressed reporting that Biden told Netanyahu that the United
States would not support a counterattack against Iran as the White
House is concerned that escalating military action could have
significant consequences for the region.

�I think we go from that to the other extreme, which is Joe Biden
telling Netanyahu, �Take the win, don�t do anything.� And then his
people leaking it to the media, leaking it to the press,� Rubio said.
�And what it sets up is � they know that Israel is going to respond.
They know this for a fact. So why would the White House leak it?�

He added, �There�s only one reason they leaked that, and that is that
so, when Israel does respond, the White House can say, �We told them
not to do it,� and at least somehow, in some way appease the so-called
peace activists � the so � cease-fire now people, who were out
yesterday cheering the launch of hundreds of rockets and drones and
missiles against Israel.�

A viral clip posted to X on Saturday showed leftist activists chanting
�hands off Iran!� after Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel.
The news outlet that published the video, The Free Press, reported the
crowd applauded and someone did a �celebratory whistle� when the news
broke.

        A few minutes after news broke that Iran had launched drones
        and missiles heading toward Israel, a crowd of far-left
        activists in Chicago started chanting �hands off Iran!�        
pic.twitter.com/xuZZ8C0XyU

        � The Free Press (@TheFP) April 13, 2024

Rubio explained that anyone who is encouraging major strikes on Israel
� beyond simply demonstrating in favor of a cease-fire in Gaza where
Israeli forces are fighting Iran-backed Hamas terrorists � is not a
�peace activist,� as some might claim.

�These are antisemites, anti-Israel, pro-terrorist elements out there,
and we need to stop calling them peace activists. They are not peace
activists,� he said.

�Peace activists do not cheer massive attacks against other countries,
which is what they were doing yesterday. So I guess this is part of the
White House�s effort to appease them by putting this out there
proactively,� Rubio added.

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Let's go Brandon!