US Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday stressed that Israel is more than a foreign policy issue, and warned that if America ever abandons the Jewish state, it will lose any divine blessing it has enjoyed until now.
Speaking to Republican Party voters in his home state of South Carolina, Graham took aim at the slanderous accusations of “genocide” in Gaza:
“Our friends in Israel are surrounded by people who could kill them all if they could. I am tired of the word genocide. Let me tell you about genocide. If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they could. They have the capability to do that. They choose not to. Hamas, they would commit genocide in 30 seconds. They just can’t. And that’s the big difference, folks.”
Directing his remarks at that part of his Republican Party that has been more critical of the Jewish state, Graham made clear where he stands:
“Israel is our friend. They are the most reliable friend we have in the Mideast. They’re a democracy surrounded by people who would cut their throats if they could. This is not a hard choice if you’re an American. It’s not a hard choice if you’re a Christian.”
If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us.⁰
I’m not going to let that happen. pic.twitter.com/4pboBftQlO
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 13, 2025
Graham also offered a spiritual warning: “If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us. And we’re not going to let that happen.”
Praising President Donald Trump, Graham credited him with standing “with Israel at the most difficult time since its founding,” citing the October 7 Hamas attack as “the largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust.”
“Here we are almost two years later,” Graham added, “and Israel’s the bad guy. That’s ridiculous. Israel is not the bad guy. They’re the good guy. The bad guys are the radical Islamists who would kill everybody in this room if they could.”
Graham closed by reaffirming his own clarity on the matter: “I haven’t lost my vision of right and wrong. When it comes to foreign policy, President Trump has stood up for all the right things, and he stood up against wrong things.”
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