[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 156 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1528]
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             INCREASED VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2015

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned and saddened by the recent 
reports of increased violence in Israel and the West Bank.
  I join with Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations 
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in urging both Palestinian President 
Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly 
condemn the violence, use rhetoric that will calm tensions in the 
region, and refrain from making public statements that will incite 
violence.
  It is my hope that Secretary Kerry's visits with President Abbas and 
Prime Minister Netanyahu this week are helpful in putting an end to the 
violence that has already taken so many lives and allows for a 
constructive dialogue that can ultimately lead to a peaceful resolution 
for the region.

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