[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10225-10226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HAMAS KIDNAPPINGS

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring attention to a 
serious and heartbreaking situation in Israel, the kidnapping of three 
teenage boys--Gilad Shaar; Eyal Yifrach; and Naftali Frenkel, who is a 
dual Israeli-American citizen.
  They were last seen near the West Bank city of Hebron, and it is 
strongly believed that Hamas is responsible for their abduction. My 
prayers go out to their families and for their safe return.
  Secretary Kerry has called this a despicable act of terrorism and has 
offered America's full support. We must stand behind Israel's efforts 
to bring them home and hold accountable those involved.
  However, this act of terrorism further demonstrates why America 
should not be providing foreign aid for the unity government between 
Hamas and Fatah. Secretary Kerry reiterated America's position that 
Hamas is a terrorist organization.
  It is clear American tax dollars are not being used to promote peace. 
It is time to stop funding terrorism aimed at one of America's closest 
allies.

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