Israel, Palestinian backers march

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "Yesterday was inevitable," said Anne Belocura, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
41% : The funds involved in the deal, which included the release of five American citizens detained in Iran, were not U.S. taxpayer dollars but Iranian money that had been frozen under U.S. penalties.
39% : While the United States has long labeled Iran a leading state-sponsor of terrorism and has previously linked the Iranian regime to attacks on Israel, there is no evidence that the $6 billion of Iranian funds were used in Saturday's action.
34% : During a Saturday campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa, Trump condemned the "Hamas terrorist invasion" and encouraged Israel to respond "very powerfully."He alleged, without evidence, that a deal the Biden administration reached with Iran freeing up $6 billion was to blame for Hamas's increased aggression.
34% : "Joe Biden's policies that have gone easy on Iran has helped to fill their coffers," DeSantis said.
32% : "Make no mistake: Hamas is a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran and determined to kill as many innocent lives as possible," she said.
29% : "Trump appeared to be reflecting the allegation that a deal the Biden administration reached with Iran last month -- involving a prisoner swap and the freeing up of about $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil funds -- helped fund Saturday's surprise attack by Hamas.

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