On the recordDecember 2, 2015
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I rise today to honor and remember 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz, a Massachusetts teenager whose life was tragically taken in Israel last month. Ezra was spending his gap year studying at a yeshiva in Israel and was one of the three people shot and killed last week by a Palestinian terrorist. The continued violent attacks targeting Israeli civilians are, without qualification or exception, acts of terror and deserve full condemnation. Attacks on innocent civilians, whether they are American, Israeli, or Palestinian, have zero justification, and our response to such terrorism cannot be silence. My heart and prayers go out to the friends and family of Ezra, and we honor those whose lives have been lost by such hateful actions. Mr. Speaker, please join me in remembering the young life of Ezra Schwartz. ____________________
