[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SUPPORTING ISRAEL IN ITS WAR WITH TERRORISM

  (Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the terrorist 
attacks upon the people of Israel. On the basis of our shared 
principles and democratic values, we have an obligation to stand 
squarely with our democratic ally. We will support those who stand for 
freedom.
  On Monday, tens of thousands of Americans assembled in Washington, 
D.C., to stand in solidarity with the people of Israel and to support 
her right to defend herself. We must not and we will not allow the lone 
light of democracy in the entire Middle East to be extinguished by the 
Palestinian wave of hatred.
  Yasser Arafat has impeded peace and perpetuated his charade for far 
too long. The Palestinian Authority must not be allowed to breed its 
violence and hatred, and the international community, led by the United 
States, must make it absolutely clear that terrorism will not be 
tolerated.
  I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to continue 
their unyielding support for the people of Israel as they wage their 
own war on terrorism.

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