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Eliot Engel

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Eliot Engel is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving New York's 16th congressional district from 1989 until 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Engel was known for his work on foreign affairs, particularly as the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as international relations, healthcare, and education. Engel was an advocate for various social justice initiatives and played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during his time in office.

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Jul 6, 2016

even one prisoner escaping is one prisoner too much. So we are not going to say that anything is foolproof.

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Jul 6, 2016

The prison should be closed. National security experts of both parties agree with me.

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Jul 6, 2016

I say it is more rigorous because as Lee said, there's a broader group of career professionals and some political but primarily career professionals, intelligence folks, career prosecutors, who looked at these cases.

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Jul 6, 2016

The prison is a waste of money and a propaganda tool for terrorists.

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Jul 6, 2016

We need reliable and comprehensive data regarding children with medical complexity.

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Jul 5, 2016

If the PA were to collapse, what we are likely to see is not a more democratic regime, unfortunately.

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Jul 5, 2016

Just look in Gaza, where Hamas has tightened its grip over the last decade. And let's remember that Hamas is a terrorist organization.

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Jul 5, 2016

If the Palestinians want peace, they certainly haven't demonstrated it, in my opinion, at all.

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Jul 5, 2016

The threats facing Israel and the challenges to reaching a two-state solution are growing every day.

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Jul 5, 2016

If Democrats sound frustrated with the House's failure to act on gun violence, it is because we are. In New York City over this past weekend, 14 people were shot in 10 incidents. Three weeks ago, more than 100 people were shot in a single…

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Jul 5, 2016

We all know that the Palestinian Authority has not lived up to its promises, and we are talking about their incitement against Israelis and Jews.

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Jul 5, 2016

There is unprecedented cooperation going on behind the scenes between Israel and some of the countries that were long regarded as Israel's enemies.

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Jul 5, 2016

This culture of incitement must end. It is absolutely outrageous to pay cold-blooded killers and call them martyrs.

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Jul 5, 2016

The so-called BDS, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, movement--shameful and disgraceful, in my opinion--pushes Israel to make unilateral concessions outside direct negotiations with the Palestinians.

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Jul 5, 2016

I have no regard for Abbas and what he has done, but what about the potential of the collapse of the PA?

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Jul 5, 2016

And, Dr. Pollock, the--and it has been reviewed, but the American people need to know again, so restate.

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Jul 5, 2016

The disgusting spectacle of paying terrorists for crimes, for murders, calling them martyrs is something that really, really irks all of us.

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Jul 5, 2016

The Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as a state for the Jewish people with equal rights for all its citizens is one of the main reasons there is no Palestinian state today.

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Jul 5, 2016

I have repeatedly said to the Palestinians they will never achieve their state on the backs of terrorism--just plain and simple.

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Jul 5, 2016

The U.N. is a farce. Israel cannot get a fair hearing at the U.N.

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Jul 5, 2016

In my view, a two-state solution is the only way for Israel to remain both a Jewish state and a democracy.

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Jul 5, 2016

You cannot have incitement and expect to have peace.

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Jul 5, 2016

U.S. support for discussions about the Arab Peace Initiative could be an important new ingredient in this picture going forward.

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Jul 5, 2016

When you speak with Israeli leadership, they will say there is no conflict with the Arab world. There is a conflict with the Palestinians.

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Jul 5, 2016

President Abbas presents a mixed bag at best. And he is responsible, ultimately, for all of the atrocities that have been outlined this morning.

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