i think what jake said, you can't really overstate what it means when chris coons, senator chris coons comes out and makes a break with precedent on anything with joe biden and the democrats in terms of policy, foreign policy. the two of them are so closely aligned. senator chris coons is one of president biden's biggest allies and most supportive voices in washington around the country period. >> reporter: absolutely, and one of his greatest confidants. they talk all the time behind the scenes. they are incredibly close. it is a notable moment to see senator coons, though he has been raising that for some time as have other moderate democrats, kind of walking up to this line of, okay, it might soon be time to start conditioning that military aid, but now effectively saying we do need to do that in a more severe manner, but that is why the president says he did come out yesterday and effectively tell prime minister netanyahu this is the sharpest warning i'm going to give you, and if you don't change course we aren't going to be behind you in the same way that we have been. this goes ba

this was chris coons yesterday. >> look, i would not abandon israel. abandon the defense of israel against their. enemies in the region. particularly in the face of an imminent strike by iran against israel -- neil: no, with all respect, sir, that's not what i ask. if they go into rafah and do this, would you say, all right, that's a game-changer? we told you not to do it and you did. >> i would be willing to put conditions on the delivery of military munitions for that ongoing campaign. i would not sever ties between the united states and israel. i wouldn't abandon israel, but i would begin to condition the munitions that we provide for an ongoing campaign in rafah. neil: congressman, let me ask you about that. do you share that view, that a if israel doesn't sort of dial things back, everything's on the table including aid? >> well, i don't share the view that we're going to cut israel off. you get into the issue of putting conditions on the military support, that gets really complicated. i think all of that misses the central point here. the central

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not just chris coons, bernie sanders, a top progressive democrat.was at white house yesterday and shortly after his visit here sanders posted a statement basically saying that aid to israel needs to stop. it needs to be conditioned. there's a lot of pressure coming from some democrats and some of those close to president biden right now. the conversations i have been having from those in and around the national security community here, advisors to the president, is just this sense right now that there are divisions, different viewpoints. but the president feels very strongly about the need to continue to support israel. it has to be some form of a tough love right now given the huge numbers of civilian deaths taking place inside gaza right now. the bottom line is, in spite of the president's outrage and anger at this point, his policy positions have not yet changed. will we see any change in that policy? i think it will be a real revelation. keep an eye on this. depending how today's conversation goes, you could hear something different from the whi

delaware democratic senator chris coons enjoins us as israel today marks six months since the hamas terrorks. plus. >> the election is going to be and a little more than six months. it's going to be the most important, i believe come election we've ever had. martha: former president on the offense to cut into the fundraising deficit debases against president biden. new polls show gop presumptive nominee with leads in the critical battleground states. our sunday panel joins us to break down the swing state battle ahead of 2024. karl right now o earn "fox news sunday." ♪ ♪ ♪. martha: hello from foxnews in washington. good morning everybody. we be it with a fox news alert. israel has announced a major ground troop withdrawal from southern gaza. this comes six months to the day after hamas a brutal terror attacks in israel on october the seventh which was the beginning of the war in gaza. so, in a moment we will get reaction from delaware senator chris coons is on the senate foreign relations committee. but first team coverage with lucas tomlinson at the white house and trey yingst in tel aviv

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many of those people including senator chris coons, a democrat from delaware, one ofjoe biden his closestike him many others are calling for the us to either put more controls on military aid put to perhaps reduce or even suspended until israel can demonstrate that it is taking more measures to try and protect civilian life in gaza. this was what president biden was demanding of the israelis today. that israel take concrete steps to reduce civilian harms of a protected aid workers and to reduce humanitarian suffering. although we don't know what kind of assistance may be cut off if israel does not demonstrate that it's taking the steps we do know that the us is expecting some movement from israel, some response to these demands in the coming hours or days. we these demands in the coming hours or days.— these demands in the coming hours or days. we haven't had to wait long — hours or days. we haven't had to wait long for _ hours or days. we haven't had to wait long for the _ hours or days. we haven't had to wait long for the breaking l to wait long for the breaking news with regard to the

chris coons says the move is likely a tactical decision case hezbollah or iran attack. we can bring in roslyn matheson for analysis. what is behind this move and does it affect potential fights there? quick they have been fighting in gaza for the better part of six months. there is probably some truth in that. there is also the reality they like to reinforce their trips in the north of israel. that is where he has blessed hands attack from lebanon. all of this in the aftermath of their airstrike on the every need to plan a compound in syria. there have been repeated warnings from iran in some sort of allegation. there is a possibility of step activity. they are also pulling that back out because they want to be able to move palestinians in that area. none of this suggests a desire to go in to have that offensive in rafah. this is not a withdrawal, this is purely tactical -- tactical on the part of israel. >> might -- what might i rate -- what my iranian retaliation look like? >> it will be really unusual. really big escalation for them to attack israel directly instead

joining us is senator chris coons of delaware. good to have you back on the show.lly speaking so clearly and so forcefully that his values are rooted in the reagan republican era, that he sees the key strategic moment that we're in and that he agrees we need to fight for freedom in europe and by helping ukraine stand up to russia's aggression, show that the united states is committed to the fight for freedom around the world. this supplemental aid package that he is now trying to move through the house passed the senate by a strong bipartisan margin weeks ago. it will secure ukraine's defense, fund israel's defense and provide $9 billion in humanitarian aid, critically needed from sudan to gaza to ukraine, to a dozen other countries, and it will provide support for our key partners in the indo-pacific. if he can get this done this weekend, it will be a critical turning point and put us on a positive trajectory for this year. if it fails, this will be a moment long remembered as when the united states stepped aside from being as secretary albright often put it, the

we also know that us senator chris coons, who sits on the senate foreign relations committee, has saidw of whatever report comes out from the idf. so again, we'll continue watching over the next couple of hours to see how these lawmakers are responding to this one. but this is something that definitely a lot of people have been waiting to see some sort of report from the idf on this one. and then going back to the opening up of these additional aid routes, jarred, president biden asked for specific, concrete and measurable steps from israel. do we have any sense yet of whether what israel is proposing with opening up these routes is going to satisfy the president? so from what we've heard actually from the secretary of state just this morning, they're saying that this is a promising step, something that they like to see. but really, the proof is going to be in the pudding. the proof will be in the results. the big question is, while these routes might be open, will the aid actually get to the people in gaza who need it? and that's something that the administration says they're really g

we also know that us senator chris coons has said that there should be an independent review of whatevern the next couple of hours to see what senior lawmakers are making at this one but that is certainly something people have been waiting for. certainly something people have been waitin: for. . ~ ., waiting for. going back to the o enin: waiting for. going back to the opening up — waiting for. going back to the opening up of— waiting for. going back to the opening up of additional- waiting for. going back to the opening up of additional aid l waiting for. going back to the - opening up of additional aid rates, president biden asked for specific, concrete and measurable sets from israel. we have any sense yet of what israel —— whether what israel is proposing with his route is going to satisfy the president? what is proposing with his route is going to satisfy the president?— to satisfy the president? what we have heard _ to satisfy the president? what we have heard this _ to satisfy the president? what we have heard this morning, - to satisfy the president? what we have heard this morni

lieberman told me before his tragic death that that was a mistake, then low and behold, senator chris coonsutting conditions on aid to israel. that's very real. >> that's the sword of damocles in the run up here. a friend, an ally, a foreign sovereign country, you should have these types of conversations behind closed doors. express your concerns privately. publicly support them and people starting to see this president is doing these things in a public matter for domestic political reasons to shore up support in places like michigan. that's totally inappropriate and we should be supporting israel one hundred% publicly and privately behind the scenes offering to give suggestions how to bring this war to a end. neil: as long as i can remember as long as i'm old enough to remember jimmy carter and the campaign, going way back earlier, dealing with henry kissinger, no aid was on the line but all the way to bill clinton and the like, would never threaten israel and if this is a policy of the united states, we could be hastening a war closing a bit too early for his relapse safety whether pressu

. >> on "fox news sunday" at senator chris coons offered a different explanation for why israeli forcesave pulled out from southern gaza. >> but i presume this is a tactical decision by the idf and israeli leadership in the face of a threat of a real attack from the north, from hezbollah or a direct attack from iran. it is important for all of us who support israel to be clear that we will continue to defend israel against iran or any of its proxies in the region. >> former secretary of state mike pompeo appeared earlier was interviewed by eric. here he is. >> a buy demonstration is speaking out of both sides of their mouth. they say they are supporting israel all the pressure they are applying today, talking about weapons and conditional's station in all of these things and say you have to fight this in a way that's more decent and protects the civilians more. that is putting pressure on the israelis and not on hamas. that reduces the chance these hostages will ever come home. >> six months into this war 100 hostages remain in captivity inside gaza including some americans for tomorrow

and they say it in roundabout ways, chris coons proposing putting conditions on aid, and tim kaine saying that it's not working, is not satisfied. i'm reading into that a tony soprano moment, it would be very unfortunate you were not to hear what i'm saying right now without me telling you what i'm saying right now. >> yeah, it's a nice business here, be ashamed if anything happened to it. neil: right. >> yeah, it's unusual, too, because usually israel can have a relationship with the u.s. president and there's acrimony between netanyahu and president obama. and congress, regardless which party ran congress. usually if the president would say we're going to dial it back. they could roll their eyes and congress would make it well-known. with majority leader, chuck schumer of new york, saying that netanyahu has to go. also unprecedented we've pushed out leaders of countries we supported. president kennedy didn't directly push out in vietnam, but united states was aware of a coup taking place. any way, the degree of support that israel has been able to count on in congress declined and the p

. >> on fox news sunday chris coons offered following explanation for the withdrawal. >> i presume this decision by the idf and israeli leadership in threat of a real attack from the north to hezbollah or direct attack from iran and it is important for all of us who support israel to be clear that we will continue to defend israel against iran or any of its proxies in the region. >> senator coons told neil cavuto he would vote to block aid to israel unless changes were made on the battlefield. >> if prime minister netanyahu and idf went ahead with a full scale attack, with a ground attack and air attack on rafa, in their ongoing efforts to fight hamas, without making any provision for very locating the million civilians who have fled to rafa then i would be open to some conditions on aid. six months into the war over 100 hostages remain in hamas captivity inside gaza including some americans. mike. >> reminder lucas tomlinson only the north lawn thanks very much. today marks since months since war on israel start as protest continue across the united states including on college campuses

>> kirby also said israeli forces are pulling out to rest on "fox news sunday" earlier senator chris coonsrent explanation. >> i presume this is a tactical decision by the idf and israeli leadership in the face of a threat of a real attack from the north, from a trend for a direct attack for my ron. it is important for all of us who support israel to be clear that we will continue to defend israel against iran or any of its proxies in the region. >> other lawmakers say it's still not clear what exactly the white house position is when it comes to israel. >> president and the white house have yet to lay out what consequences they have and that they want to impose. we have had a situation where for months the president has made requests to the netanyahu government. they have ignored those requests. >> seems like president biden's been asleep at the wheel as he has not responded to the crisis as it has unfolded. and now made public statements criticizing netanyahu, criticizing israel. the next six months into the war over 100 hostages remain captive in gaza at the hands of hamas. tomorrow som

it adds a emergency of the president's closest aide as including senator chris coons of delaware haveresident to to do more to increase humanitarian aid to gaza and bring an end to the war including by support being restrictions on military aid to the israelis. it's likely we're going to get a readout of the call, a white houses briefing as a well, so we'll see what the israelis have to say. but the white house has not indicated any change in their stance towards israel since these civilians' death. obvious, it's gaperred a lot of headlines, and the president has spoken to the head of the organization that leads that charity work, certainly an indication they're taking it seriously. stuart: all right, mark meredith, thank you very much, indeed. congressman brad wenstrup joins me now. where do the republicans stand on israel's war with hamas? >> well, i think we stand with israel, and they certainly have every reason to be at war if you just look at what we have had the opportunity to see of what took place on october 7th with hamas really having the mission of weapon is side of all je

we have senator chris coons with us from delaware. well, senator, always good to have you. you have heard this criticism of the education secretary, whether he should have staff there on site, he doesn't. some concerns that the administration has had kind of a flat-footed response to this. what do you think? >> well, neil, i am not familiar with whether or not the secretary of education has staff somewhere. forgive me, senator tillis and i just concluded a two hour hearing on ai and deepfakes, so i may not be as current on exactly what is happening peer from what i have picked up about coverage today, there continues to be understandable and widespread concern that protesters on campus are going beyond expressing passionately their views on an issue and are using violence and disruption to prevent some of their classmates from going to clamp us, to jewish students feel unsafe on campus and it is my hope that the administration is on university and college campuses will act to ensure that there is civility and respect, and that frankly

here's senator chris coons. >> i think we're at the point where president biden has said, and i haveto rafah at scale, they were to drop 1,000-pound bombs and send in a battalion to go after hamas and make no provision for civilians or humanitarian aid, that i would vote to condition aid to israel. i've never said that before. i have never been here before. >> joining us now, democratic senator tim kaine of virginia. a member of the armed services and foreign relations committees. he's also author of the book entitled, "walk, ride, paddle, a life outside. we'll get to that in a moment. >> sounds great. senator, let's talk about the balance you and the president and republicans that care about this issue are having to do right now. one, we don't want the bomb togs bombings to continue. we don't want another 15,000 civilians killed in further fights in rafah. at the same time, we don't want to send a message to hamas that they won. how do we balance those things? >> joe, it's really tough. it is a heartbreaking situation. israel has a right to defend itself against those who would anni