Elise Stefanik, Trump’s Nominee for UN Ambassador, Says Israel Has ‘Biblical Right’ to West Bank

Chris Menahan
Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee for United Nations Ambassador, said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing that she agrees with the view that “Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank.”
Donald Trump’s nominee for United Nations Ambassador Elise Stefanik says she agrees with the view that “Israel has a biblical right to the entire West Bank.” pic.twitter.com/FYE02atCRj
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) January 21, 2025
“What makes Stefanik all the more pathetic in taking this position is that she is a Catholic,” Dave DeCamp commented on X. “There is no Catholic teaching that says the modern state of Israel has the Biblical right to the West Bank. The Vatican’s position is that there should be a two-state solution.”
I don’t believe for a second that she actually believes this crap, but I do believe she knows full well that spewing this nonsense is the easiest way to advance her political career.
Trump has selected Elise Stefanik to be US ambassador to the UN. In March she received an award from Israeli duel citizen Miriam Adelson, who donated $100m to the Trump campaign for 2024.https://t.co/9FfS4Pmiyv pic.twitter.com/QmDKJthNhE
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) November 12, 2024
I was truly humbled to receive the “Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Defender of Israel Award” from Dr. Miriam Adelson at the Zionist Organization of America’s “Heroes of Israel” gala last night. Thank you for this incredible honor.
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— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) March 18, 2024
Her attacks on free speech got her the “Defender of Israel Award” from the Zionist Organization of America last year and now she’s on her way to becoming the US’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Mark Levin says what’s happening at college campuses reminds him of “Kristallnacht,” praises Elise Stefanik as a “righteous gentile.” Stefanik calls for criminal prosecutions to crack down on alleged anti-semitism, says she will subpoena the communications of private individuals pic.twitter.com/xH5mRoYG9B
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 12, 2023
Had she said Palestinians have the right to Palestine, that would be disqualifying, but pushing made up Christian evangelical nonsense to justify Greater Israel will only help her nomination.
Elise Stefanik:
“The United Nations is an antisemitic organization. The world needs to hear about the importance of standing with Israel, and that is what I will do at the United Nations.”
— Vivid.
(@VividProwess) January 21, 2025
This is what is being passed off as “America First.”