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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to AIPAC 2011 | UNCOVERAGE.net

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to AIPAC 2011 | UNCOVERAGE.net: "Congress for providing Israel with vital assistance so that Israel can
defend itself by itself. I want to thank you all for supporting the Iron
Dome missile defense system. A few weeks ago, Hamas terrorists in Gaza
fired eight rockets at our cities, at Ashkelon and Beer Sheva. Now, these
rockets never reached their targets. Iron Dome intercepted them in midair.
For the first time, a missile defense system worked in combat. That’s a
precedent in military history. And I want to say thank you, America."....

Israel, like any country in the world, must take whatever steps necessary to protect its citizens and that starts with preventing additional weapons from entering Gaza. If flotilla organizers carry out their confrontational plans, the Israelis will have little choice but to board the vessels and search for weapons. We fear violence could erupt just as it did last year.
We are seeking your active participation in finding a resolution that prevents violence. On April 21, Ambassador Susan Rice, the United States’ representative to the United Nations, stated, “[t]he recent seizures of advanced weaponry underscore that Israel has clear security interests regarding cargo bound for Gaza”, and she urged member states to “use every legal means at their disposal to discourage additional flotillas to Gaza”. We echo those remarks and hope that your government can help work out a mechanism with Israel to allow legitimate humanitarian assistance to go to Gaza without provoking a needless confrontation.  We are confident that Israel, as it has in the past, will continue to allow such aid to flow subject to appropriate security screening. By finding a constructive solution as an alternative to another flotilla, you have a unique opportunity to potentially save lives and be a force for stability at a particularly volatile time.
Sincerely,

STEVE ISRAEL
Member of Congress
TOM COLE
Member of Congress
HOWARD L. BERMAN
Member of Congress
HENRY A. WAXMAN
Member of Congress
JASON CHAFFETZ
Member of Congress
DENNY REHBERG
Member of Congress

GARY L. ACKERMAN
Member of Congress
HENRY CUELLAR
Member of Congress
SHELLEY BERKLEY
Member of Congress
MIKE QUIGLEY
Member of Congress
JOSEPH CROWLEY
Member of Congress
MIKE ROSS
Member of Congress
THEODORE E. DEUTCH
Member of Congress
GENE GREEN
Member of Congress
STEVE SCALISE
Member of Congress
RENEE L. ELLMERS
Member of Congress
RICHARD L. HANNA
Member of Congress
TED POE
Member of Congress
SUE WILKINS MYRICK
Member of Congress
HEATH SHULER
Member of Congress
LYNN JENKINS
Member of Congress
REID J. RIBBLE
Member of Congress
ADAM B. SCHIFF
Member of Congress
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN
Member of Congress
CAROLYN B. MALONEY
Member of Congress
JERROLD NADLER
Member of Congress
BILL PASCRELL, JR.
Member of Congress
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO
Member of Congress
JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY
Member of Congress
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
Member of Congress
CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY
Member of Congress
   
MIKE KELLY
Member of Congress
BILL JOHNSON
Member of Congress
DOUG LAMBORN
Member of Congress
JEAN SCHMIDT
Member of Congress
JOE BARTON
Member of Congress

1 comment:

Stephen C. Sanders said...

Willingness to learn from our past errors, that is what we need to hear from our elected representatives!