(Daily Wire) Anxiety about Iran among people in Israel is growing after the U.S. presidential debate last week showed an elderly President Joe Biden lacking composure and making confused statements.
Israelis across the political spectrum are concerned about Biden’s display of physical and mental weakness during Thursday night’s presidential debate. Analysts in Israeli publications wrote over the weekend that the display may embolden Iran at a time when Israel is already facing severe threats and violence from Iranian proxies and terror groups, according to The New York Times.
Amnon Lord, a columnist at the right-wing Israeli outlet Israel Hayom, wrote over the weekend a piece titled, “Biden’s decline gives Middle East’s axis of evil a golden opportunity against America – and Israel.”
“The president is functioning at a subpar level, while an extreme progressive group, led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is driving US foreign policy. None of the issues concerning American citizens and those of other nations, such as Israel and Ukraine, are being adequately addressed or resolved,” Lord wrote. “In a world rife with aggressive forces, the unflattering image of an American president – the leader of the free world – appearing weak and incoherent encourages them to exploit opportunities.”
On Sunday, Amos Harel, military correspondent and defense analyst for the left-wing Israeli outlet Haaretz, published an analysis piece titled: “Biden’s Presidential Debate Fiasco May Tempt U.S. Foes in the Mideast to Test His Resolve.” Harel wrote that Biden’s “fatigued, occasionally confused” debate appearance “could herald a strategic global turning point.”
