[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13726-13727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL

  (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, before we go home for the 
August work period, I think it is important for this House to reaffirm 
to the world our support for Israel. Under President Obama, it would 
seem that America has switched sides from its historical support for 
Israel, which dates back to 1948.

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  The President seems to want hostilities to end so bad that he and his 
supporting cast within the mainstream media fail to remember or point 
out that Hamas has been lobbing rockets into Israel from shortly after 
Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005.
  In Secretary Kerry's mind, it would seem, a stop to hostilities means 
Israel must stop defending its people. But there is never mention of 
Hamas ending the constant barrage of rockets--22 red alerts have gone 
off thus far in Israel today. That is not 22 rockets. That is 22 
separate events where rockets have been launched into Israel.
  This President seems more interested in appeasing Hamas, which is a 
terrorist organization, than he is in comprehending Israel's desire to 
end this threat to its people and its existence.
  This position put forward by the President and his Secretary of 
State, John Kerry, is an injustice and a betrayal toward a longtime 
friend and ally in the region. Israel deserves better, and they deserve 
more, Mr. President.
  As for me and my office and my house and my family, we will always 
stand with Israel.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.

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