Celia Israel: “Just a few moments ago, this House passed legislation introduced by me and the gentleman from Oklahoma, Tom Cole--the…”

“Just a few moments ago, this House passed legislation introduced by me and the gentleman from Oklahoma, Tom Cole--the Israel-Cole resolution--supporting Israel's right to defend itself, condemning Hamas for sending rockets over the border, supporting the Iron Dome program, and reminding the American people of the role that Iran has in supplying these terrorists. Mr. Speaker, I am a big believer in what would we do when crisis occurs? What would we do if we had terrorists on our border, sending rockets into our communities? If the Gaza Strip were in Dover, Delaware, this Capitol, where I am speaking, would be hit by rockets. Baltimore would be hit by rockets. Philadelphia, where tourists gathered during July Fourth to celebrate our independence, would be hit by rockets. New York would be hit by rockets. Long Island would be hit by rockets. What would we do? Exactly what Israel is doing--we would protect our citizens. We would seek to spare civilian casualties. We would try and negotiate as best we could a peace, but do it through strength. Every nation in the world has the right and the obligation to protect its citizens; so does Israel. ____________________”