On the recordJuly 17, 2014
This morning, I heard on the radio a Palestinian mother who said: I wish the bombing would stop so that I could get food for my children. I don't expect that that mother would in any way deny Israeli mothers and fathers from their ability to live in peace. I rise today to stand with the right of Israel to exist and to defend herself and to call upon the redoubling of peace efforts by the United States to ensure that there is a peace resolution. I also hope that, as Egypt is negotiating a ceasefire, the terrorist group Hamas can be isolated and the people in the Palestinian area in Gaza and the West Bank would come together as one, with Mr. Abbas leading a peaceful region. It is time now for the unprovoked rockets to stop and for people to come together in a coalition of peace. I have been to Israel. I have seen the Iron Dome. It is an Iron Dome of protection. I have listened to the President of Israel, who has argued for peace. Let us stand for peace and the ceasing of the firing of rockets and a negotiation of settlement that is permanent. ____________________
