Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Newsmax Thursday that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., 'has no business' being a member of Congress if she can't understand that Palestinian militant group Hamas 'wants to wipe Israel' off the world map.
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Newsmax Thursday that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., "has no business" being a member of Congress if she can't understand that Palestinian militant group Hamas "wants to wipe Israel" off the world map.
Lawler said, "The bottom line here is this: Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East and one of our closest allies around the world. They are a democracy, a beacon of hope. We have tried tirelessly to support them every way that we can, including, with the Abraham Accords, trying to normalize relations between Israel and Arab-majority nations, and to bring about peace and prosperity in the Middle East.
"When you have a situation here where thousands were slaughtered and injured, including Americans, we have an obligation to stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel and never waver in our commitment to defend the state of Israel and their right to exist. That is what this is about. Israel’s death toll rose to 1,300 on Thursday, six days after Hamas broke through the country's southern defense barrier and unleashed a barrage of violence on the Jewish state that has since escalated into an all-out war.
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