[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            ACKNOWLEDGE JERUSALEM AS TRUE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, recently, our friends in the Jewish 
community celebrated their holiest days. During these times, I know 
they have taken note of America's strong support for Israel.
  Our two countries are tied by common values and joint interests as we 
share commitments to freedom and democracy, societal pillars in short 
supply in Israel's immediate neighborhood. The history of the Jewish 
people is one of faith, one of honor, but, most importantly, survival.
  This week, President Trump reiterated our Nation's strong support for 
Israel in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. He told 
the world that the United States will not stay silent against threats 
to Israel and made it clear that moving the American Embassy was a sign 
of peace.
  I am calling on the rest of the world leaders to acknowledge 
Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel and to protect God's chosen 
people at their time of peril. It is time we all stand in solidarity 
for the Israeli nation.

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