[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           STAND WITH ISRAEL

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the U.N. agency UNESCO sent a message 
to Israel loud and clear that the U.N. accepts the creation of a 
Palestinian state whether Israel likes it or not. UNESCO intervened in 
the peace process and formally recognized the Palestinian state by 
raising the flag in front of the whole world. No surprise there, just 
another day in the U.N.'s position of bigotry against all things 
Israel. Yet another reason to cut U.N. funding.
  Israel is America's loyal ally and the lone free and democratic 
country in the Middle East. Its people are constantly under attack from 
the jihadists who wish to remove them from the Earth all in the name of 
religion. The same radicals who wish to kill innocent Israelis are also 
sworn enemies of America. Intimidation, terror, and murder are not 
acceptable and must be rejected by the entire international community, 
especially the U.N. The United States must make it clear that we stand 
with Israel in their fight against hate and extremism, whether the U.N. 
likes it or not.
  And that's just the way it is.

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