Sen. Lindsey Graham lands in Tel Aviv with Israel on high alert against ‘ayatollah’s murderous regime’ — what’s his message to Bibi and the Iranian people?
Here is what we know so far
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — Thank God for friends like Lindsey Graham.
The senior senator from South Carolina is not just an Evangelical Christian.
A principled conservative.
And a champion of the Reagan/Trump doctrine of “peace through strength.”
Graham is also one of the staunchest supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance, while also being a champion of America’s alliances with moderate Arab states, and a passionate advocate for liberating the suffering citizens of Iran from the cruel tyrants of Tehran.
With the possibility of a massive missile war erupting at any moment, the senator flew all night from the United States and has just landed in Tel Aviv.
Why?
To meet with, encourage, and strategize with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
To show his solidarity with the Israeli people.
To make it clear that “America First” has never meant “America Alone.”
And to make it clear that President Donald J. Trump is not about to betray or abandon the hopes and dreams of the Iranian people.
We stand at one of the most important and precarious moments in modern geopolitical history.
There is a real opportunity to topple the Iranian regime and replace it with pro-American and pro-Israel moderates in Tehran, thus ending one of the most evil reigns of terror on our planet today.
So many in the “mainstream media” and on social media are mocking Trump’s lack of definitive action so far.
Graham is pushing back hard against that narrative, urging people to be patient and trust the American president to move at the right time and in the right way.
Here’s the message the senator delivered on X the moment he arrived in Israel this evening:
I just landed in Israel, the one and only Jewish state, and America’s strongest ally and friend since its founding.
If you think I flew all the way to Israel, after having not slept much in days, to make sure we do not hold the ayatollah’s murderous regime accountable for the slaughter of its own people, as the largest state sponsor of terrorism with Americans’ blood on its hands, and with an endless quest to cheat and obtain a nuclear weapon to advance their sick religious Nazi beliefs, then you have missed a lot.
I look forward to meeting with our Israeli allies to see how we can build upon the momentum created by President Trump’s bold and unprecedented leadership in Iran, where he picked the people over the ayatollah.
The people are right to demand an end to this regime.
We cannot allow this historic moment to pass — and I agree with President Trump.
The downfall of the ayatollah and his regime would be on par with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Remember, President Trump is not Obama.
I believe he is Reagan Plus.
Joel C. Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons.
