[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 HERSELF

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, in the past 24 hours alone, terrorists along 
the Gaza Strip have launched more than 250 rockets into southern 
Israel. That's 250 rockets in 1 day since Hamas began its strikes.
  Imagine 250 rockets raining down in 1 day on your community anywhere 
in the United States. We would expect our government to act to protect 
our citizens. Israel is acting to protect her citizens. Israel has the 
right to protect her citizens from terrorist attacks. In the early 
hours of this morning, three Israeli civilians died when a rocket from 
Gaza struck the top floor of an apartment building. Later in the day, a 
rocket hit just 10 miles from Tel Aviv.
  The United States mourns the loss of life at the hands of Hamas 
terrorists. We will not waver in our support of Israel's right to 
defend herself against these and other attacks. The right of any nation 
to defend its citizens can never be called into question. Mr. Speaker, 
at this challenging time for our great ally, the United States stands 
with Israel.

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