[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 180 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING OMER NEUTRA

  (Mr. MOLINARO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOLINARO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Omer Neutra who 
deferred his enrollment at Binghamton University in my district to join 
the Israel Defense Forces. He had been missing since October 7, 2023, 
in the barbaric attacks committed against Israel and Israeli citizens 
by Hamas.
  After fighting for over a year for his return, his parents received 
the news no parent should ever hear: Omer was killed on October 7 by 
Hamas terrorists.
  The monsters who did this, and, yes, they are monsters, are still out 
there. We are not done fighting. With our support, Israel will overcome 
Hamas and win its war, and at home we will win our war against anti-
Semitism.
  We will win by shining a light on bigotry and calling out those who 
sympathize with terrorists, the people who, while Omer's family lived 
in agony, stood on college campuses hurling insults at Jewish students 
and leading anti-Semitic chants like ``from the river to the sea.''
  Our hearts and prayers go out to Omer's family, his friends, and the 
Binghamton campus. His life and memory will forever be a blessing, and 
the pain he endured will be motivation to keep fighting for justice.

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