[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PRESIDENT TRUMP STANDS WITH ISRAEL

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the recent 
violence taking place in Israel and the Gaza Strip.
  It all started when snipers from the Gaza Strip, unprovoked, fired 
over the border upon Israeli soldiers. This was an unprovoked attack by 
Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization. Israel has 
every right to defend itself, so they did, as they should.
  Following a responsive Israeli airstrike, hundreds of rockets were 
launched from Gaza into Israel. People died on both sides of this 
bloody conflict. Hamas fired these rockets from schoolyards, hospitals, 
and everywhere else they could use human shields that they thought 
would keep them safe from retaliation.
  While some in the media and even in this Chamber attempt to blame our 
allies in Israel and downplay the actions of Hamas, most of us have a 
firmer grip on reality. Israel is not the bad guy here.
  This is yet another example of peace being interrupted by Hamas 
terrorists. If any other country in the world were on the receiving 
end, no one would dare question the right to respond accordingly.
  I can assure you that I join President Trump in standing 100 percent 
with our friends in Israel. They have every right to defend themselves 
from terrorist attacks.

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