[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2885-2886]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1410
                            STAND BY ISRAEL

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, we're glad that the President took time out 
of his schedule from apologizing to people who apparently want others 
to pay for their contraceptives so that he could see Prime Minister 
Netanyahu today. He reiterated again what he said last May at AIPAC 
when he said--in the middle of a lot of other comments--that Israel 
must be able to defend itself by itself. He reiterated that again 
yesterday and today. The problem is for Israel to defend itself means 
they're defending us. We've been described as the Great Satan, the 
United States, and Israel the Little Satan.
  It's time for this President to quit trying to suppress our friend 
Israel and stand with Israel; but if this President will not stand with 
Israel, then don't make threats to them about what we're going to do if 
they defend themselves without our okay. They've already been given the 
okay by the President, saying they must defend themselves by 
themselves. I hope and pray we will stand by Israel as they defend 
themselves--and us.

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