As a sovereign power, Israel has a right to unrestricted access to international waterways for her shipping. She is a sovereign state with all the perquisites of any other sovereign state, and this time she must be guaranteed the integrity and security of her boundaries and the freedom of her ships to go and come in the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Discussing U.S. policy toward Israel and freedom of passage through the Suez Canal.
Share
More from Robert C. Byrd
The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.
The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
We need important changes in our great health benefit program. TRICARE, to ensure a superior benefit for the long-term.
Other voices in this conversation
