Graham says he is traveling to Israel to show support for Netanyahu amid Middle Eastern tensions

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that he will be traveling to Israel soon to meet with the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his team amid an uncertain time in the Middle East. 

The senator did not give a specific timeline for the meeting, but said the goal was to "build on the historic opportunities created by President Trump’s unprecedented leadership, to stand up to evil, and to support the people who are sacrificing for freedom."

"The Trump-Netanyahu alliance has thus far been one of the strongest partnerships in the history of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and I am hopeful it will pay dividends in the near future," Graham said in a post on X. 

"We live in a time of great consequence with the Middle East on the verge of previously unimaginable change," he continued. "Standing together and following through on our commitments only makes us stronger."

The comment comes as widespread anti-regime protests rock the Middle Eastern superpower of Iran. Some foreign leaders are even predicting that the Iranian regime is in its "final days." 

Graham also expressed concern about the Syrian government working with Turkey to hurt the Syrian Kurds, which he claimed is the United States' strongest ally in defeating the Islamic State, and that Syria has access to thousands of the worst ISIS prisoners. 

"It is in our vital national security interest that these prisoners do not go back to the battlefield," Graham said in another X post. "I support a fair chance for the new Syrian government, however if there’s an escalation of attacks against the Kurds by Syrian forces supported by Turkey, this will create a whole new dynamic.

"I believe there would be wide and deep bipartisan support to push back against such action," he continued. "If anyone believes that I or any of my colleagues would be comfortable - at this stage - for the ISIS prisoners to be guarded by the Syrian army or Turkey instead of the Kurds, you are sadly mistaken. Choose wisely."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.