On the recordOctober 25, 2023
I thank the gentleman for yielding. For millennia, the Jews of the world have been subject all over the world to prejudice, hate, and violence. Mr. Speaker, I have visited the Kfar Aza kibbutz over four times in the last 25 years. It was a place of community. On October 7, Hamas turned it into a place of slaughter. This brutal terrorist organization will pursue its genocidal, anti- Semitic mission to fight and kill Jews. That is their purpose. The Jewish State of Israel will cease to exist if their objectives are achieved. Hamas will not yield, and neither can we. As the resolution makes clear, we will stand by our ally Israel; have their back, Mr. Chairman. Dozens of American civilians have been killed, wounded, and held captive in this war. We have also seen the scourge of anti-Semitism here in America. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Flood). The time of the gentleman has expired.
