[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15042]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ISRAEL'S SELF-DEFENSE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on June 25, Hamas 
terrorists from Gaza carried out a cross-border attack into Israel, 
killing two soldiers and kidnapping a third. Shortly thereafter, 
Hezbollah terrorists from Lebanon attacked Israeli soldiers, killing 
three and capturing two. Just yesterday, Hezbollah fired missiles into 
Israel at a rate of one per minute for a full hour. Rather than using 
diplomacy to deescalate the situation, Iranian President Ahmadinejad 
falsely claimed Israel was trying to reoccupy Lebanon and, once again, 
denied the existence of the Holocaust.
  I agree with President Bush when he said yesterday ``The root cause 
of the problem is Hezbollah.'' President Bush further said that Israel 
has a right ``to defend herself from terrorist attacks.'' The kidnapped 
Israeli soldiers need to be released. Hamas and Hezbollah need to turn 
away from the current path of terror, violence and intimidation. We 
must stand with Israel in her fight against misguided religious 
extremism and those who glorify death over life. We must stand with 
Middle Eastern allies to establish peace.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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