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(58,724 posts) Fri Nov 16, 2012, 04:37 AM Nov 2012

US Senate expresses firm support of Israel [View all]

Source: YNet

WASHINGTON - The United States Senate sent an overwhelming message of solidarity with Israel on Thursday with the passage by unanimous consent of a resolution introduced by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Mark Kirk.

The bipartisan resolution, with 62 Senators as co-sponsors joining the two, expressed firm support for Israel’s “inherent right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism.”

"As a bipartisan group of Senators committed to Israel's security, we express our solidarity with Israel during this deeply challenging period and denounce the reprehensible and indiscriminate rocket attacks launched by Hamas and Islamic Jihad against innocent Israeli citizens," the senators said in a joint statement.

"These statements demonstrate that America continues to firmly stand with Israel and her right to defend herself," it said. "No nation can tolerate constant barrages of rockets against its civilian population."

Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4306433,00.html

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US Senate expresses firm support of Israel [View all] oberliner Nov 2012 OP

IMO, both houses of Congress should leave all aspects of foreign relations to the President. merrily Nov 2012 #1

A glorified piece of toilet paper these days MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #2

Advise and consent? oberliner Nov 2012 #3

Advise and consent, of course. MyNameGoesHere Nov 2012 #6

This is not a matter for advice and consent under the Constitution. merrily Nov 2012 #28

No. The Senate--and only the Senate--gets to advise and consent merrily Nov 2012 #27

I'm shocked to see a rubber-stamp defense of Israeli aggression from the US Gov't! Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #4

Meh. blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #5

It's nice to see that both sides can come together to cheer on the murder of children. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #7

There's bipartisanship on the really important stuff n/t Fumesucker Nov 2012 #8

I've said it before and i'll say it again Daniel537 Nov 2012 #36

That's not what is happening oberliner Nov 2012 #15

They're cheering on the murder of 'terrorists disguised as children' - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #30

There are no "terrorists disguised as children" oberliner Nov 2012 #31

Bullshit. I even had a couple DUers insinuate that the Palestinian parents coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #32

That's not "cheering on the deaths of children" oberliner Nov 2012 #33

Sorry, I no longer have the offending posts, but I assure you coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #34

Hundreds of rockets fired on Israel Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #9

You John2 Nov 2012 #12

What would be an example of a measured response? oberliner Nov 2012 #20

I John2 Nov 2012 #10

whatever...just leave us out of it... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #11

I John2 Nov 2012 #13

Ladies and gentlemen, your Democratic Party... FreeBC Nov 2012 #14

This has nothing do with "the murder and abuse innocent civilians" oberliner Nov 2012 #16

Israel is about to invade Gaza... how is it not? FreeBC Nov 2012 #21

Positions like this: cali Nov 2012 #23

Good for him. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #37

Good. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #17

Why is Israel a "she"? Propaganda whores. harun Nov 2012 #18

Later on if they have to "sell" a war, a war on Israel will be a "war on women". n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #19

God help us. dawn frenzy adams Nov 2012 #22

Not going to happen glacierbay Nov 2012 #24

"Abandoning" Israel? Daniel537 Nov 2012 #35

Good. I support the Senate resolution rollin74 Nov 2012 #25

Hamas is no friend of the Palestinians Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #26

And neither is the US Senate for that matter. n/t Daniel537 Nov 2012 #38

Weren't the Palestinians the aggressors by sending missiles into Israel first? Kablooie Nov 2012 #29

Hamas, not "the Palestinians", fired the rockets into Israel. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #39