Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement in support of the state of Israel and the ongoing attacks against it:
“For decades,
we have heard that Israel is our biggest ally in the Middle East. I stand firmly
behind that manifesto. I was pleased to hear that President Obama picked up his
Presidential telephone to call
Prime Minister Netanyahu, but I believe that we
need to send a more defined message to Israel’s foes: if you are Israel’s enemy,
then you are an enemy of the Unite States.
“I introduced
an amendment to the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act in order to fully
support Israel’s lawful exercise of self-defense, including actions to halt
aggression. It is time that our actions speak louder than our words. Recently,
Israel intercepted Iranian-funded weapons headed for Gaza. Unfortunately, this
is part of a long culture of providing weapons and rocket parts to terrorist
cells based in the Gaza strip. Therefore, Israel should have the absolute right
to protect her citizen’s from attacks launched by Hamas
terrorists.
“If we do not
stand in support of Israel, we will witness the demise of our greatest ally in
the Middle East due to lack of support and action from the White House. I urge
all my House colleagues to remain committed towards pushing this Administration
to firmly stand behind Israel.”
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