WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) spoke on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to express his full support for the State of Israel amid the ongoing military conflict with Hamas. Jackson’s remarks as prepared are below.

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to express support for one of our most loyal allies, Israel.

Unlike many of my colleagues across the aisle, I will NOT waiver in my support for democracy, and I will not turn a blind eye to the ongoing terrorist attacks against the State of Israel.

The simple fact is, Israel uses weapons to PROTECT its citizens from terrorism, and Hamas uses its weapons with the goal of MURDERING civilians and annihilating the State of Israel as a whole.

There is NO moral equivalence between the two and any attempt to make Israel out to be the aggressor is not rooted in fact. Israel has the RIGHT to defend itself as a sovereign country.

In 2014, Congress unanimously passed a Democrat-led resolution condemning Hamas attacks on Israel after they had launched approximately 300 rockets.

This time, Hamas has launched 4 THOUSAND rockets into Israel in 10 days, yet it’s not clear to me that Democrats in the House would support a similar resolution today.

This is a sad and problematic shift.

Congress MUST continue its support for U.S. aid to Israel, and Congress MUST confront terrorists and their backers like Iran.

Thank you and I yield back the balance of my time.”

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