Nick Rahall: “I condemn those attacks as well, and I would say that there have been attempts thwarted by the Israeli security forces.…”

“I condemn those attacks as well, and I would say that there have been attempts thwarted by the Israeli security forces. The Israelis have not done that alone, they have had a great deal of information submitted to them from a lot of other countries, and from moderate Palestinians, working within whatever security apparatus they have left. The Palestinians who truly want to see peace and recognize how horrendous these actions are want to help stop terrorism. In addition, let us not forget innocent Palestinians. I am sure the gentleman would agree there have been a number of those that have lost their lives since the Intifada and many other skirmishes. I would say to the gentleman as well, I am sure he recognizes that under this administration, there have been over 900 Israelis and foreigners who have lost their lives during the last 3 or 4 years, which is 10 times more than the number of Israelis and foreigners that lost their lives under the Clinton administration. So let us help this President take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to him to achieve a breakthrough in the region.”