Gaza Flotilla Incident

Statement

Recently a group of extremists boarded a ship intended to provide humanitarian relief to citizens in Gaza and deliberately provoked a violent confrontation with the Israeli military. Unfortunately the United Nations has rushed to judgment and criticized Israel's right to defend itself. Last week I introduced a resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense. It is important for Israel to know that the United States remains their strong and steadfast ally, and I'm hopeful my resolution will gain widespread, bipartisan support among my colleagues in the Senate.

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