[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2298-H2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       AMERICA STANDS WITH ISRAEL

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, moral clarity--that is what this moment 
calls for. Terrorists launch rockets at civilians and launch rockets 
from schools and hospitals, putting kids at risk. They use humans as 
shields.
  Hamas is a terrorist organization sworn to wiping out the only Jewish 
state on Earth, and the House of Representatives previously declared it 
shall be the policy of the United States to officially and publicly 
condemn Hamas for violating the international law of armed conflict by 
exploiting civilians.
  Democracies, on the other hand, act to limit civilian casualties and 
do everything they can to defend their own citizens. Israel is a 
democracy. It is the only Jewish state in the world, and our friend and 
ally in Israel has a right to defend her citizens.
  At this moment as more than 1,750 rockets rain down on Israel, we 
must stand with our ally and stand against Hamas terrorism.
  Please don't be fooled by false choices: Israel or Hamas.
  But if I am asked to choose between a terrorist organization and our 
democratic ally, I will stand with Israel

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every day of the week, and so will you, and so will you, and so will 
you.
  Mr. Speaker, America stands with Israel.

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