Posted on 10/10/2015 7:01:31 AM PDT by Isara
Sen. Cruz issues statement on recent attacks against Israelis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record concerning the recent Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians:
“My thoughts and prayers are with the Israeli people who are enduring a new escalation of Palestinian terrorism.
“Last Thursday evening, a mother and father were murdered in front of their four children ages 9, 7, 4 and 4 months when Hamas terrorists opened fire on their car. A few days later, another Jewish family was walking in the Old City of Jerusalem after praying at the Western Wall when a Palestinian terrorist went on a stabbing attack. He murdered the father along with another courageous man who rushed to the scene to the family’s aid. Both men leave behind their wives and nine children. In addition to the four murdered, many more Israelis have been seriously wounded from car-ramming, rock-throwing, and brutal knife and screwdriver stabbing attacks in what appears to be a fresh horror—an epidemic of low-tech, brutal attacks by militants who are acting on their own initiative.
“These attacks have been incubated by the continued incitement and glorification of violence by the Palestinian leadership, most recently by President Mahmoud Abbas during his address at the United Nations General Assembly. He still has yet to categorically condemn these attacks. It is long past time for the United States and the international community to hold the Palestinians accountable for their incitement and support for terrorism, including through the financial payment to Palestinian terrorists who are jailed in Israel for committing acts of terrorism.
“In yet another stark reminder of how closely our nations are connected in this fight, the father murdered last Thursday, Eitam Henkin, was a dual Israeli-American citizen. The terrorist who killed him did not care, as his sole intent was to kill Jews, not to engage in a political process. There is no moral equivalence between Palestinian terrorism and the obligation of Israel to act in defense of its people. To the Israeli people, especially those who are victims of terrorism and their families: I proudly stand in solidarity with you during this challenging time.”
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an epidemic of low-tech, brutal attacks by militants who are acting on their own initiative.
They are NOT acting on their own, your President is leading them!
Wow....
yet another Position Paper from Ted....
talk talk talk...
sheesh...
Hussein Obama armed and fully supported the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt and did all he could to keep them from being tossed out.
Hussein Obama armed and supported Muslim terrorists in Libya and even illegally attacked the government to overthrow it.
Hussein Obama pulled troops from Iraq not to fufill a campaign promise, he pulled US troops so that Muslim terrorist could overthrow that country.
Hussein Obama has been arming "rebels" in Syria, actually he has been arming Muslim terrorists who, oops, surrendered US weapons to, you guessed it, Muslim terrorists.
Hussein Obama and his Muslim terrorist supporters thinks Americans are idiots. So far, the Muslims have that right.
What is an “international community”?
You are still trolling Ted Cruz’s thread, eh?
Paleostinians to be held accountable for their actions??!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, hardee-har, har!!!!
Is this not good? It shows us what he stands for, right? Or are you insinuating that he’s only talk, and no action?
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