Barbara Boxer: “we all know that our ally Israel is in a fight for survival because a terrorist group, so named by the United States and…”

“we all know that our ally Israel is in a fight for survival because a terrorist group, so named by the United States and Europe, is at war with Israel right now. We remember how it all started, with the kidnapping of three Israeli boys and the torture and the deaths, and Hamas praised that. Tragically, there was a revenge killing, and the Israeli Government arrested the Israelis responsible for that and they are going to face justice, while Hamas praises-- praises--what happened. Today I spoke to the Ambassador, and this is what I heard him say-- and I haven't fact-checked this, but as I understand it there was a cease-fire in place, all sides agreed everything was clear. Israel was going to be allowed to clear out the tunnels which are being used to open to Hamas the country of Israel, where they go under the ground and they have one objective--to kill Israelis, to torture them, to kidnap them. No country--no country--could ever live with that, no country-- not our country. Imagine if we had 100 rockets a day coming from Mexico or Canada or from the sea, either side. We would never ever sit back for that. We would never sit back if under our great cities we had terrorists building tunnels so they could sneak in suicide bombers to kill our people. Here we had a cease-fire, and I know the Secretary of State worked hard.…”