Michele Bachmann: “As always, it is a supreme privilege to be able to stand here in the greatest deliberative body in the world, the well…”

“As always, it is a supreme privilege to be able to stand here in the greatest deliberative body in the world, the well of the United States House of Representatives. It is a thrill to be able to be here also to be able to stand in defense of our ally, the Jewish State of Israel, which is under attack, even now, as we are here in this Chamber this evening. As all Americans have seen across the country, the fighting that is going on in the Middle East has been horrific, but we must remember that all of this began with an unprovoked attack by the terrorist organization named Hamas. Hamas is the governing organization over Gaza. If a person looks at a map of the Middle East, there is the Mediterranean Sea. Just on the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea lies the very tiny Nation of Israel, approximately the size of New Jersey. On the southwest corner of Israel is a little area known as Gaza. In 2005, Israel willingly gave up the area called Gaza. Why? Because the Palestinians that were in the area known as Gaza were continually attacking and causing havoc against the Jews that lived in the Gaza area. Jews who had businesses, Jews who had homes, as well as synagogues, relinquished those homes and businesses voluntarily in an effort known as ``land for peace.'' So Israel gave up its land to Palestinians, and the Palestinians promised there would be peace.…”