[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  THE UNITED STATES STANDS WITH ISRAEL

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, we just heard from a leader of 
a nation that is one of America's greatest friends and allies: Prime 
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of the nation of Israel.
  The Prime Minister was correct in saying that in the often shifting 
alliances in the Middle East, only Israel stands as our unwavering 
ally. And his message for peace and security should not be heard just 
in this Chamber but across the world.
  Many in the world often like to scapegoat Israel as the cause of 
instability in the Middle East and the reason why a Palestinian state 
has not been created. And nothing can be further from the truth.
  As the Prime Minister said, the conflict has never been about the 
establishment of a Palestinian state; it has always been about the 
existence of a Jewish state.
  It is time for the Palestinian President, Abbas, to stand before his 
people and state that he is ready to accept peace and live side by side 
with the Jewish State of Israel. Only then can peace be achieved.
  Until that time and on into the future, the people of the world 
should know that the United States of America will always stand strong 
with the nation of Israel.

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