Brett McGurk, senior adviser to former US President Joe Biden, sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, after Netanyahu suggested during his press conference that a US weapons embargo was among the factors that contributed to IDF casualties during the war. Biden left office with a ceasefire in Gaza and hostages coming home, a ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah defeated, Iran in its weakest position since 1979 after two failed missile attacks thanks to the deployment of U.S. military forces and a coordinated response that destroyed Iran's air defenses," McGurk stated. Journalist Amit Segal responded with a detailed fact-check, writing, “And now to the facts: Biden imposed a partial arms embargo on Israel, halted the transfer of bulldozers that Israel had already paid for - which led to soldiers being put at risk and killed.
Author: Israel National News
Published at: 2026-01-27 21:45:17
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