Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told the Associated Press on Monday that President Joe Biden has been too soft on Hamas, which has resulted in further violence during an 11-day war that turned parts of the Gaza Strip into rubble. “The longer Joe Biden shows weakness to Hamas or Hezbollah or Iran, the more you’re going to see terrorist attacks escalating,” Cruz said, referring to Biden’s policies, including a call to Israel to wind down the war. Cruz is one of four prominent Republicans in Israel. He made the comments to the AP after a day of touring Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system and viewing damage in the Israeli city of Ashkelon. Before leaving for his trip to Israel, Cruz criticized Democrats for not being more supportive of Israel and not condemning Hamas’s, a U.S. designated terrorist organization, actions. “Israel is a sovereign nation defending itself—Hamas in the last two weeks …