Celia Israel: “I thank my friend from California. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to have worked on both sides of the aisle in the…”

“I thank my friend from California. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to have worked on both sides of the aisle in the leadership of advancing U.S.-Israeli relations; proud of what I have done on a bipartisan basis to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge; proud of taking a tough line on Iran; proud of the meeting that I convened with the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida just several weeks ago with United Against a Nuclear Iran, a bipartisan meeting with the group United Against Nuclear Iran to make sure that we're taking the toughest actions possible with all the tools in our toolbox against a nuclear Iran; proud to have called publicly for the arrest of the madman Ahmadinejad on charges of inciting genocide; proud yesterday to have joined with the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch) in calling for an investigation of whether U.S. taxpayer dollars have been used towards the Palestinian Investment Fund; and today I'm very proud to rise in support of the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act. Mr. Speaker, sometimes certain fundamentals get lost in the shuffle. Here are the fundamentals: Israel is the most important ally that we have in the world. Israel is the most important ally that we have in the world in the most dangerous region of the world.…”