Eliot Engel actually said...

"It is preposterous that the Palestinians make every kind of demand on Israel as a precondition for even sitting down and talking."

"And I would remind the Palestinians that when that happened Israel accepted the partition and declared their state."

"We have a vital interest in ensuring that any reconciliation in which Hamas becomes part of the PLO does not happen."

"It is extremely important that the conflict in Gaza ended with the United States as supportive of Israel as when the conflict began."