[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15308]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DOLD. I rise today to address the recent events in the Middle 
East. Our ally Israel, like every nation, must have the right to defend 
itself and its citizens against ongoing acts of terror.
  We know now that the international community frequently looks for 
opportunities to delegitimize Israel's actions, which is why it is 
essential that we here in the United States of America loudly and 
publicly express our support for Israel's right to defend itself in the 
face of Hamas' terror.
  Hamas is responsible for over 800 rocket attacks on Israel in 2012--
with over 250 rockets indiscriminantly fired on Israel's citizens in 
the past 5 days alone. Because of this escalation, 1 million men, women 
and children in southern Israel have been forced to live under the 
threat of attacks and must now know where the nearest rocket shelter is 
located. As I speak, thousands of Israelis are sleeping in bomb 
shelters out of fear for their lives and the lives of their children.
  Mr. Speaker, no nation would sit back and tolerate its population 
living under such threatening conditions. Certainly, we here in the 
United States would not.

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