[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 85 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          STANDING FOR ISRAEL

  (Ms. SALAZAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALAZAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to declare my community's 
unshakable support for the State of Israel.
  Israel has been under constant fire for over a week by Hamas, which 
is a terrorist organization supported by Iran. Over 3,100 rockets have 
been fired, 10 Israelis have been killed, and millions more would be at 
risk if not for the Iron Dome missile defense system protecting its 
citizens.
  Make no mistake, Hamas is not interested in peace. Their goal is to 
destroy the Jewish State of Israel.
  Hamas uses children as human shields and pays the terrorists' 
families for life.
  Hamas launches the attacks but tries to paint Israel as the 
aggressor. At the same time, cynics or opportunists are taking 
advantage of this violent wave of terrorism to peddle anti-Semitic 
hate.
  I am proud to stand for Israel, the only democratic country in the 
Middle East and its right to defend itself.

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