[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WE MUST CONDEMN ANTI-SEMITISM

  (Mr. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today because a resolution was 
introduced in this body last week supporting the Boycott, Divestment 
and Sanctions, or BDS movement, against the State of Israel. Again, 
seemingly right after this body passed another resolution condemning 
anti-Semitism, this backwards ideology has reared its ugly head once 
again in the form of H. Res. 496.
  I have come to the floor today to speak to the supporters of bills 
like these and the 22 Members who either voted ``nay'' or ``present'' 
on H. Res. 246 earlier this week, to remind them that Israel is the 
only stable democracy in an otherwise volatile region of the world.
  It is a place where women serve in the military and hold high office. 
It is a place where all people are able to express their views without 
threat from the government. It is a place where Arab citizens are 
elected to the Knesset. Bottom line, Israel values human rights.
  Madam Speaker, we must condemn anti-Semitism no matter where it comes 
from, and I am glad the House did that earlier this week.

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