On the recordMay 20, 2021
As I have told my friend--he wears that big shiny Super Bowl ring; he hasn't let me wear it yet--any time he comes to the floor, I will always yield to him. I appreciate anything he has to say. Having talked with Prime Minister Netanyahu on multiple occasions, I have very high regard for him. He is in such a difficult situation, and I don't think there is anybody who characterizes the situations that arise in Israel better than my friend--hopefully, it won't hurt her for me to say she is a friend--but Caroline Glick, just a wonderful perspective on the things in Israel. I know they were going through a tough time as far as organizing government. I hope it works out. But Israel needs a strong leader, in my humble opinion, like Prime Minister Netanyahu because they are under attack. Every time Israel has tried to placate people that hate them, it hasn't worked out well. In the Gaza Strip, it is controlled by Hamas. I bet there is an excellent chance that money that the United States has sent to Iran, and we know money that the U.S. has sent to the Palestinians, ends up funding schools that teach hate for Jews, to name holidays and streets for people that have effectively blown up innocent Israelis. But it is scary here in the United States to hear more and more anti- Jewish, anti-Israel rhetoric. That does not bode well for the future of the United States.…
