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Brian Mast: Not surprised in the slightest. We have seen this not just go on for those who were wounded in Syria and other places.…

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Not surprised in the slightest. We have seen this not just go on for those who were wounded in Syria and other places. We can see it right here in our own area of the world, where Israel responded to the earthquake in Haiti and other natural disasters around the globe. They are often among the first on the ground to go out there and respond. The gentleman has spoken about his time in Israel, and we have spoken about some of these rocket attacks. Again, I don't want to live in the ambiguous here. I want to speak to exactly what has gone on in history. I am now going to move at this point to some of the suicide bombings that have taken place in the State of Israel and go through some of those. In 2016, a bus bombing, 20 injured; Hamas takes credit. Now, before I continue with just saying ``Hamas takes credit'' or ``Palestinian Islamic jihad,'' it is important to have perspective on that, as well. In 2006, Hamas is not just a terrorist organization. In 2006, they became the majority-elected government for the Palestinian Authority. So, when people talk about a two-state solution, you are talking about Hamas, which I am going to speak about in length here being the government entity that would be that second state. Let's continue on. We will go to 2006 here. Rosh Ha'ir Restaurant bombing, 11 killed, Palestinian Islamic jihad. HaSharon Mall, December 2005, five killed, Palestinian Islamic jihad. Market bombing, October 26, seven killed, Palestinian Islamic jihad.…
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May 12, 2021

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