[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 71 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ISRAEL LAND SWAP?

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in a failed attempt to play Solomon, 
the President has decided to split the nation of Israel in two. He 
wants Israel to give away more land to the Palestinians in the name of 
peace. Israel has a history of giving up land and still has no peace.
  The President's proposal would make Israel a land it could not 
defend. Prime Minister Netanyahu has said ``nyet'' to the President.
  Where does the United States get the omnipotent power to tell any 
country it should give away part of their sovereign land? What if 
Netanyahu told us that the United States should divide up our land and 
swap it among our citizens? We would not stand for such.
  The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians must be resolved 
between the two groups. The U.S. Government should not take the side of 
the Palestinians over our ally, Israel. Such action lacks wisdom and 
shows contempt for the people of Israel.
  And that's just the way it is.

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