House Proceeding 05-04-09 on May 4th, 2009 :: 0:39:10 to 0:43:10
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Donald M. Payne: anniversaries and to the day when israel and her civilians can liven true peace and true security. i stro and support for it and i urge that all my colleagues do the same. mr. speaker, at this time i

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Speech By: John Boozman

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John Boozman: reserve the balance of my time. the spear pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arkansas. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. boozman: mr. speaker, as we today commemorate 61 years of israeli independence, we commemorate and celebrate so much more.

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John Boozman: we celebrate 61 years of the exercise of vibrant liberty and democracy and opportunity for those of all faiths. we celebrate over six decades of the revitalization of the jewish homeland where jewish culture and literacy and philosophy have flourished. we celebrate 61 of

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John Boozman: achievement with entrepreneurship. and we celebrate the hard work and determination of love of pee displayed by the people of israel, a people with whom we share our deepest values. in short, mr. speaker, today we celebrate a quintessentially american story and other examples that people in the

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John Boozman: middle east and beyond can achieve if they unleash the power of human freedom. but as we celebrate we cannot and must not ignore the continued threats to israel's survival. at the united nations, israel, like the united states, is singled out for bogus criticism and judged by double standards. most recently at the durbin ii

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John Boozman: conference in geneva, speaker after speake lambasted israel for racism and the assembled nations passed a declaration that criticized israel. of course, the most memorable and infamous moment with a eyes rainian leader mauck mauck --

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John Boozman: ahmadinejad advanced anti-semitic conspiracy theories that could be taken from verbatim from zion. he called for israel's destruction and giving the -- he may soon have the

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John Boozman: wherewithal to make good with their threats. the prospect of a nuclear iran is a threat to israel, a threat to the united states and a threat to us all. and we cannot stand idlely by in the face of this danger. likewise to israel's north, syria's dictator has threatened israel with violence and brags of his s

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John Boozman: islamist group hezbollah which continues to increase its capabilities to menace israel. southern israel continues to endure the nearly 9,000 rocket missiles and mortgage arse that have been fired into israel -- mortars that have been fired into israel since 2001. more than 6,000 of them since israel retired entirely from the gaza strip in 2005.

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John Boozman: the result has been numerous israeli deaths, physical and unceasing panic in the towns hamas artillery. and as we witness in the recent conflict in gaza, hamas' capabilities continue to expand. thus, as wcelebrate the anniversary of israeli independence and with it the

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John Boozman: creation of a -- democracy and a sea of idocracy, we must remain mindful of the challenges she faces. in short, the bond between our natis and people have never been stronger. the united states could not ask for a better friend and ally in the region, and i share the i -- ensure the israeli people that they can depend on the

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John Boozman: united states and the american people.