Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called for Middle East policies of “absolute and unequivocal clarity” at the launch party in Dallas on Wednesday night for American Jewish Conservatives.

“This is a time to separate the wheat from the chaff, because when it comes to Oct. 7, and what has happened in the days and weeks afterwards: this is a battle of good versus evil,” he said in a speech to the group on Wednesday. “This is a battle between civilization and barbarism, and there is no gray; there is no in-between.”

Cruz said, “I’m sorry to tell you, the Biden-Harris administration has proven to be the most anti-Israel administration in the history of this nation.”

In what he acknowledged was a “shocking statement,” he went even further, saying “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been the greatest friends that Hamas and Hezbollah have ever known.

Cruz called the Hamas atrocities in southern Israel on Oct. 7 “not just a horrific act of terrorism against Israel, it was one of the worst acts of terrorism against Americans in the history of our nation.”

Describing the defeat of Hamas as in the security interests of both Israel and the United States, Cruz said “understand those brave IDF soldiers that are right now battling Hamas. They’re defending Israel, but they are also defending Americans.”

Image - JNS - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a launch party for the American Jewish Conservatives, Sept. 4, 2024. Source: X/Ted Cruz/Used with permission