[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ISRAEL HAS A RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF

  (Mrs. STEEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. STEEL. Mr. Speaker, as I speak, Israel is under attack by the 
terrorist group Hamas with thousands of rockets launched at Israel 
since May 10.
  Israel has a right to defend itself. The United States would never 
allow rockets to be launched by our enemies at civilians on our soil, 
and Israel cannot allow rockets to be launched at Tel Aviv and 
Jerusalem.
  I was proud to join more than three-quarters of my fellow Members of 
Congress in April to support full funding for security assistance to 
Israel. As we said in that letter, Congress is committed to maintaining 
Israel's qualitative military edge and its ability to defend itself, by 
itself, against persistent threats.
  Today, it is even more important to stand up and say: We stand side 
by side with our ally. I will continue to work to continue to help 
Israel defend itself from Hamas' threats and to cut off the support to 
Hamas.

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