[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RELEASE THE HOSTAGES

  (Mr. GOLDMAN of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOLDMAN of New York. Madam Speaker, nearly 1 year ago today, I 
was awoken by sirens in my Tel Aviv hotel and quickly sheltered in a 
stairwell as rockets from a terrorist organization intent on destroying 
Israel and all Jewish people flew toward my family and me. My kids are 
still struggling from that traumatic day.
  It has now been 354 days since that terrorist group, Hamas, launched 
the most barbaric, genocidal, and murderous sneak attack on Israel in 
its history, killing 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans.
  It has been 354 days since more than 250 people were brutally and 
illegally captured and taken hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, where four 
American citizens remain today, as well as approximately 100 more.
  The violence in Gaza could end today--today--if Hamas would simply 
release the hostages they illegally hold. The path toward peace and 
prosperity for both Israelis and Palestinians begins with the immediate 
return of the hostages. Bring them all home now.

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