Posted on 01/27/2016 6:58:09 PM PST by Isara
Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
HOUSTON, Texas - Today Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz released the following statement in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"Today the world remembers the greatest atrocity in human history. The utter horror of the Holocaust must never be forgotten. We mourn for the millions of people who lost their lives and the families who lost their loved ones. And we honor the heroism of the Jewish people - and all those who were persecuted - their courage will always reverberate throughout the world.
"Just last week, it was reported that the Israeli citizen and Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal is thought to be the world’s oldest living person. It's a testament to his incredible fortitude, and to that of so many survivors, and we should seize every opportunity to learn from these living witnesses of that dark chapter in human history. Last year I was honored to spend time with Elie Wiesel and his wife Marion. We spoke about his experiences during the war, what it was like rebuilding his life after all had been destroyed, and the importance of American leadership in the global war against jihad. On the eve of Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress, I was proud to co-host an event with Mr. Wiesel to shed light on the threat of a nuclear Iran to Israel and the United States.
"Israel is an everlasting beacon of the faith and strength of the Jewish people. The people of Israel have rebuilt and rededicated the land to justice, freedom, and tolerance. The State of Israel not only welcomes the Jewish people, but also protects vulnerable minorities in the Middle East. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim holy sites are well protected under Israel’s domain. We shudder to think what would happen to the Church of Holy Sepulchre in an East Jerusalem under the control of Hamas.
"As we honor the memory of the six million, we must rededicate our efforts to fighting tyranny and jihad around the world, to combatting anti-Semitism - whether in Europe or on our own college campuses, and to preventing Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, or any other dictator, from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. We must defeat evil with truth and resolve - and that begins with honoring the brave survivors and victims so that together we ensure that never again does such an atrocity occur."
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Is he eligible?
Why doesn’t he talk about protecting our borders , rolling back these horrible trade deals and executive orders .. who’s he playing to ?
if he wins the Jewish vote in NY, he probably wins NY. Or so I have been told.
Yeah right .. best joke of the day there
Well good then, laughter is good for you. lol
JUST once can't you hold your hatred for a candidate who is Honoring Israel..and be civil in memory of what happened in WWII to the JEWS, Germany and to our men and women who fought.
Does being a victim automatically make you a hero now?
Only to the non-senile.
It is and i’ve got a great sense of humor
Seriously though, having never lived in NY, I have heard from friends and family who do live there, that the Jewish vote in NY is extremely important.
If true, I assume that they must comprise a very large proportion of registered voters.
The holocaust is not “the greatest tragedy” in all of human history.
Stalin murdered way more people. Lenin murdered way more people. Mao murdered way more people. More ukranians have been murderdd for ethnic cleansing by soviets than jews.
In the last 43 years more than 58 million us babies have been murdered by legalized abortion.
If we are going to discuss history, let’s do it honestly and accurately and in perpective.
Oh no doubt that it’s important there ... they lean heavy Dim no matter what
So keeping the corncobs from ethanol in your ears prevents you from hearing that Cruz is for protecting our borders? Or is it that ethanol cob in your mouth while you kneel to "His Majesty" keeping you from speaking the truth.
Apparently being a descenddent once or twice removed from said victim, does.
It’s like a rent controlled apartment passing to the next generation of the family.
The fact that they lean to the left astounds me. The left has zero love for them as a people or culture.
“Stalin murdered way more people.”
Stalin murdered about 7 million Ukranians around 1932 - 33.
In a statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, you think he should have talked about immigration, trade and executive orders? Troll...
You sure have a lot of weird uses for corn cobs ..you doth project too much or do you have personal experience ? ...you sound like Levin , he’s got a corn fetish too
He’s pandering .. gotta get that money
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