This Will Be My First Visit [to Israel]. I've Heard It's A Special Place, That Tel Aviv Is Exciting And That The Atmosphere Is Excellent....i Hope I'll Have Time To Visit The Holy Places.
Everybody On This Floor Wants To Send The Same Loud And Clear Message: That Congress Is United In Its Opposition To Terror And We Are All Deeply Concerned About The Future And Security Of Our Close Friend And Ally, Israel.
Millions Of Americans Have Contributed To Building A Stronger Israel; I've Been Proud To Be One Of Them. Last Year, I Went To Jerusalem To Help Dedicate In My Father's Name A New Mda Medical Facility Which Treats People Of All Faiths And All Nationalities Absolutely Equally.
The Atoms Of Democritus And Newton's Particles Of Light Are Sands Upon The Red Sea Shore, Where Israel's Tents Do Shine So Bright.
I Do Believe That If You Reach A Just And Fair Settlement Between The Israelis And The Palestinians It Will Have A Massive Influence On Countering Extremism. Which Is Not To Say That The Israel-palestinian Situation Is The Source Of The Problem, But It Is Very Potent Fuel.
Given The Genocidal Belligerence Of Iranian Threats Against Israel, It Is Hard To Take Issue With Israel's Right To Preemptive Self-defense.
The Arabs Could Have Peace Tomorrow If Sufficient Numbers Of Palestinians Were Not Content To Be Used As Cannon Fodder In Fruitless Assaults On Israel, Even As The Surrounding Arab Powers Distract The Arab Masses With The Red Herring Of Israel While Retarding Their Countries With Their Repression And Corruption.
Most American Media Outlets That Are Controlled By Jews Seem To Be Reflexively, Or At Least Habitually, Anti-israel.
I Never Wanted To Write. I Just Wrote Letters Home From A Kibbutz In Israel To Reassure My Parents That I Was Still Alive And Well Fed And Having A Great Time. They Thought These Letters Were Brilliant And Sent Them To A Newspaper. So I Became A Writer By Accident.
But There Is A Difference Here: When Jewish Children Are Murdered, Arabs Celebrate The Deed. The Death Of An Arab Child Is No Cause For Celebration In Israel.
I Am A Zionist, An Ardent Supporter Of Israel, Its Defender When I Deem Israel To Be Right And Its Critic When I Deem It To Be Wrong.