Steve Rothman: “When the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch) mentioned that there were the equivalent of seven September 11's in Israel…”

“When the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch) mentioned that there were the equivalent of seven September 11's in Israel in the last 18 months, that is true, but it would be seven September 11's, not in a country as big as America, but in a land and a State the size of New Jersey, seven September 11's, God forbid, within the size of the State of New Jersey. By the way, just to remind everybody, look at how the sliver that Israel is along the Mediterranean. When we compare it with Egypt and Jordan and Saudi Arabia and Iraq and Iran, all over here, Israel's infinitesimal. Syria, Turkey, a sliver. For the last 54 years, Israel has been America's number one ally in a very hostile region. More importantly, Israel has been America's number one ally in an extraordinarily strategic region for the United States. As I said and as has been referred to before, Israel is America's battleship of democracy in a sea of totalitarians, dictators and murderous thugs.”