US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this morning that providing billions of dollars to those who want to murder Americans is not a good idea. His remarks were reported by Israeli media; no further context or target of the criticism was specified in the report.
US Senator Ted Cruz made a brief on-record statement posted this morning. The quote — "Giving billions of dollars to lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea" — was reported without additional details, context, or identification of the specific recipients or policy the senator was criticizing. Cruz, a Republican from Texas and a longtime vocal supporter of Israel and of restrictions on US aid to the Palestinian Authority and Iran, has made similar statements in the past. The Zioneer previously reported on a Cruz statement from June 15 in which he argued that standing with Israel makes the US safer. The current remark appears to be a separate, standalone comment. No further elaboration from the senator's office has been reported.
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