[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1312]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           AFFIRMATION OF SUPPORT TOWARDS THE STATE OF ISRAEL

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                        HON. TRAVIS W. CHILDERS

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2009

  Mr. CHILDERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to affirm that Hamas's 
continued and violent attacks against Israel have again undermined the 
potential for peace under already tenuous conditions, harming both 
Palestinians and Israeli civilians in an unprovoked assault. I join 
many of my fellow Americans in calling for Hamas to end its attacks, 
recognize Israel's right to exist, dismantle its terrorist 
infrastructure, and accept previous agreements between Israel and the 
Palestinians. I was proud to vote last week with a bipartisan majority 
of my colleagues in support of H. Res. 34, expressing our continued 
commitment to the welfare and survival of Israel, and recognizing its 
right to act in self-defense.

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