Republicans support ’51st state’ Israel in lockstep as Biden turns on Netanyahu saying his approach is ‘losing support’ and change is needed to protect civilians

While Joe Biden has insisted that Israel must tone down its civilian killings or risk losing global support, Republicans are aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war against Hamas in Gaza.

House Republicans who spoke to DailyMail.com this week mocked Biden's humanitarian concerns about killing civilians in Gaza – as some Democrats demand conditions be placed on further US aid.

Until recently, Biden had shown convincing support for Israel's offensive, drawing criticism from progressives and losing Arab support, polls show.

But this week he told Netanyahu in Israel to get it.

At a campaign reception on Tuesday, Biden said Israel is losing support because of its “indiscriminate bombing campaign” and claimed the current administration does not want a two-state solution.

Biden speculated that Israel must “strengthen and change” its government to maintain support around the world.

'Why he says such bizarre things is beyond me. But who is Netanyahu to lose the support of anyone other than Joe Biden?,” Texas GOP Rep. Roger Williams told DailyMail.com.

'I support Israel. I think it's like our 51st state.”

“Netanyahu must defend his nation. He must do what is necessary for the region,” said Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., policy chairman of the GOP conference.

A senior US official said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made it clear in Israel this week that Netanyahu must complete his country's bombing campaign on Gaza within “weeks, not months.”

Israel lost about 1,200 people when Hamas launched an attack on October 7.

According to the Hamas-affiliated Ministry of Health in Gaza, approximately 18,400 Palestinians have been killed in the aggressive and bloody campaign to eradicate Hamas.

“It's no time for equivocation,” said Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.

He called Biden “quite arrogant” for “telling Israel how he thinks Gaza should be governed next.”

Biden and Netanyahu clashed this week over who should rule the war-torn Palestinian territory once Hamas is eradicated.

The White House believes that Netanyahu should let the Palestinian Authority take power. Netanyahu rejects that and claims the PA is 'financing terrorism'. But Israel has no clear plan on who should rule the area.

Last month, the House of Representatives approved a $14 billion aid package for Israel, which was offset by IRS cuts that were killing the country in the Democratic-led Senate. Senate talks are now focused on bringing together relief and border security provisions for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan — but there's no guarantee such a sprawling bill can pass both chambers.

“Biden's comments are dangerous,” said Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont. “And he's once again trying to create a propaganda narrative to undermine Israel's ability to protect your own country.”

“When the leader of the free world criticizes them,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., “he is completely tone deaf.”

Only Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., appeared to suggest that the U.S. should be involved in helping minimize civilian casualties in the Middle East conflict.

On Friday, Israel's military neutralized some of its own forces, accidentally killing three hostages it had mistaken for militants.

“Israel has the absolute right not only to defend itself but also to hunt down those who murdered more than 1,200 Israeli and American citizens,” he said, but it must do so “in a way that not only wins the war, but also peace – that must be the common goal.'

“To the extent that we can work with Israel to improve their effectiveness with less collateral damage, we all have an obligation to do so,” he continued. “It's not just about making this statement public, it's also about putting into practice what we've learned over the past 20 years in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

“We can't just tell them to stop – we have to find ways to minimize the impact on innocent people,” he said.