House Chamber, Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2010
M. Speaker:
I rise to express my great concern over recent statements by Administration officials regarding Israeli housing construction in that nation’s capital city.
History warns us that appeasement of mutual enemies is the surest possible way to destroy alliances and to invite aggression, and yet the rhetoric of this administration is taking us down this very dangerous road.
Israel has every right to allow construction its capital city and throughout the West Bank — over which it exercises rightful sovereignty.
The administration seems to have forgotten that Jordan attacked Israel in 1967 – not the other way around – and the result was the Israeli acquisition of this land.
The Israelis haven’t forgotten that – nor have they forgotten the folly of unilaterally giving up the Gaza Strip, from which rockets are now routinely launched against Israeli civilians.
Imagine the danger to Israel’s capital by repeating that mistake in East Jerusalem.
Appeasement all but guarantees the escalation of conflict.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
It must be said,
johnt Friday, March 19th at 10:49AM EST (link)though I don’t know if the Administration is listening, or cares.
This bunch in the WH give new meaning to the unfortunately old saying that it’s dangerous to be America’s friend.
Thanks Rep, McClintock.
“a man’s admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him”. Tocqueville
RE: Path To Conflict
tom246 Friday, March 19th at 10:50AM EST (link)Rep McClintock is correct; the surest way to trouble is appeasement. The issue that I see is that the administration has continually demonstrated their deference for Arabs and their vitriolic dislike of the Jewish state. By berating Israel the administration seeks to bully them into submission, what they also are doing is emboldening the Palestinians to more violence. There have been no meaningful steps taken by the Arab block to promote peace. Their tactics have always been to demand more concessions from Israel. The problem for Israel is the rest of the world now including the U.S. is sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
Israel must stand firm against the intimidation and impetuousness that has become this administration.