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On the recordOctober 25, 2023
Madam President, I think Senator Hoeven is absolutely right. If we don't secure our border, it would be a big mistake. I just returned from Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt with a 10- person--5 and 5--Senate delegation. So the Senate is working. I am glad we have a Speaker of the House. But we had five Republicans and five Democrats, and here is the takeaway. This is happening in Israel now because Iran fears reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Building on the Abraham Accords that President Trump was able to achieve, President Biden has been working to try to get Saudi Arabia and Israel to have diplomatic ties and to recognize each other to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. That is a nightmare for Iran. For the region to come together, look forward; go to the light, not the darkness. Here is what we have to decide as a country. Let's not let Iran win here. To our Arab allies, to our friends in Turkey, this barbaric attack on Israel by Hamas is beyond what happened in the Holocaust. I have seen the photos. It is so vicious. It is so lacking any humanity. Does it have a purpose? Yes. They filmed it so Israel had to go in. The Ayatollah wants Israel to have to take action, hoping the world will turn on Israel, call for a cease-fire, and let time pass so that the moment to reconcile between Saudi Arabia and Israel passes.…
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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