[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     WERE ISRAEL'S SECURITY NEEDS INFLUENCED BY THE U.S. CALENDAR?

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Were Israel's security needs influenced by the U.S. 
calendar? Between the Christmas season and the inauguration, Israel's 
attack on Gaza killed over 1,300 Palestinians, many of them women and 
children, with U.S. planes, helicopters, white phosphorus and 
Congressional support causing over $2 billion worth of destruction.
  Now that this holiday war is over against Gaza, let our new 
administration and Congress work for the security and peace for both 
the Israelis and the Palestinians. Let us support full restoration of 
humanitarian aid and the reconstruction of Gaza. Let us support an end 
to the blockade, an enforceable cease-fire, and adherence to 
international law by both Israel and Hamas.
  It's time to work for peace in the Middle East through the rule of 
law, not the rule of arms, through diplomacy, not force.

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