Donald Trump is picking a number of pro-Israel voices to join his incoming cabinet.

His selections, some of which have officially been made and others which have only been reported from inside sources, solidify the fact that his administration will embrace a hawkish foreign policy in the Middle East, and advance attacks against organizations aiming to help Palestinians.

According to multiple sources, Trump will pick Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) as his Secretary of State. On the international stage, Rubio has been defined by his aggressive policy toward countries like Iran, China, and Cuba, as well as his staunch support for the Israeli government.

“Israel has no choice but to seek the complete eradication of Hamas in Gaza,” tweeted Rubio after the October 7 attack. “There simply is no diplomatic solution or ‘measured response’ available. This tragically necessary effort will come at a horrifying price. But the price of failing to permanently eliminate this group of sadistic savages is even more horrifying.”

After returning from a trip to the country in the spring, he penned a National Review op-ed declaring that, “In the end, no matter what the international community says, Israel has a right to defend itself, and the United States must support its effort to destroy Hamas as a terrorist threat. We also must support Israel against Iran-backed Hezbollah to Israel’s north.”

On a Fox News Radio show, he compared Israel’s invasion of Rafah to the allied forces pursuing Adolf Hitler.

In June he was one of the lead sponsors of a bill that would have prevented the Biden administration from conditioning military aid to Israel.

“The U.S. must stand firmly in support of its strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel. The Jewish State continues to face increased threats from Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists as well as from the Iranian regime and its proxies,” said Rubio at the time. “While the Biden Administration has weakened our support of Israel, including pausing weapons deliveries authorized by Congress, it is crucial we are able to conduct proper oversight over the administration’s actions that further erode Israel’s ability to defend itself.”

Rubio also introduced legislation to stop the United States government from sending Palestinians humanitarian aid through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Rubio has also repeatedly introduced bills that would provide states with more tools to crack down on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which he has called “single most destructive campaign of economic warfare facing the Jewish state of Israel today.”

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