[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 12015]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   INCREASED VIOLENCE AGAINST ISRAEL

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HAHN. Madam Speaker, I have been horrified, as many have, to see 
the increased violence in Israel against Israel. The bombings in 
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the specific targeting of the Ben Gurion 
Airport are unbelievable to me, and my heart goes out to the millions 
of people who are suffering on both sides. This senseless violence has 
to stop.
  Hamas has been using human shields to protect its terrorist 
infrastructure, and despite claims to the contrary, Hamas does not have 
Palestinian interests at heart.
  The United States stands with the Israeli people and has invested in 
the Iron Dome missile defense system that has worked to save the lives 
of thousands of men, women, and children all over the country.
  Thousands of rockets from Gaza were fired at Israel. Thank God the 
Iron Dome intercepted at least 90 percent of the rockets that would 
have fallen on schools, on homes, on synagogues, on mosques.
  Frightened parents are sending their children away from home to 
safety amid these attacks.
  I believe that Israel has, of course, the right to defend herself and 
her people from these senseless terrorist attacks.
  Israel agreed to a recent call for cease-fire. Hamas did not. I hope 
we have a cease-fire, but until then, Israel has the right to defend 
herself and her people.

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