[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13725-13726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE UNITED STATES MUST CONTINUE TO STAND BY ISRAEL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the world has watched 
violence in the Middle East escalate due to Hamas rocket attacks. The 
bottom line is that Israel, under the trusted leadership of Prime 
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has the absolute right to defend its 
citizens from murderous attacks.
  Hamas is a terrorist organization attacking to achieve one goal: 
bring death and destruction to the people of Israel. The Hamas threat 
is: ``We love death more than you love life.''
  Hamas continues to launch thousands of rockets into Israel and create 
a network of terror tunnels. Sadly, Palestinian civilians have died 
because Hamas uses the innocent as human shields.
  The United States must stand by our greatest ally in the region. 
Anything but total support of Israel by the President signals weakness 
for future attacks on the American people.
  Terrorist threats are increasing, despite the President's denial. The 
President's actions to defeat terrorism are more significant than 
words.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  Rest in peace, Earl Brown, a South Carolina patriot.

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