Congressman Steve Rothman Expresses Support for the State of Israel’s Right to Defend itself from Gaza Rocket Attacks |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2012
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Washington, DC – Congressman Steve Rothman
issued the following statement expressing support for Israel’s response to
Gazans’ rocket assaults against Israeli civilians:
“I strongly support the Jewish State of Israel’s right to defend
itself in response to the rocket and mortar attacks that have been fired on
innocent Israeli civilians by Gaza terrorists. In fact, since Israel’s
voluntary departure from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Hamas and other Gaza
terrorists have launched more than 9,000 rockets and mortars on Israeli towns.
While I deeply regret the loss of civilian life on both
sides, Hamas (which controls all of Gaza), bears full responsibility for the
death of its citizens, who are being used as pawns and human shields by the
Gaza terrorists. The Israeli government is absolutely justified to take
action to defend their endangered citizens and bring an end to the terror from
Gaza.”
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