[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE LIEUTENANT HADAR GOLDIN

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I had the honor of meeting 
Simha and Leah Goldin. They are the parents of Israeli Defense Force 
Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, and they have started the campaign Bring Hadar 
Home.
  Hours after the declaration of the international brokered cease-fire 
to the 2014 Gaza conflict, Hamas terrorists murdered Lieutenant Goldin 
and dragged his body deep into one of the underground tunnels in Gaza.
  A year and a half after this brave and patriotic young man's murder, 
the family still languishes in limbo, unable to give Hadar a proper 
burial because Hamas is holding his body hostage.
  This was a cease-fire entered into by Israel at the urging of 
Secretary Kerry and the U.N., and they should bear some responsibility 
for securing Hadar's return home to Israel.
  We have noticed how little Hamas regards human life by its 
indiscriminate rocket attacks against innocent Israeli citizens and by 
holding Palestinian citizens as human shields.
  We must demand Hadar's return home and support the Goldin family in 
its efforts to give Hadar a proper burial and put an end to this 
nightmare.

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