U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several colleagues, issued a joint statement ahead of the United Nations General Assembly condemning a resolution submitted by the Palestinian Mission to the UN. The resolution targets Israel and its control over its historic homeland.
“This proposal introduced by the Palestinian delegation, ahead of the United Nations’ General Assembly, is an absolute disgrace that rewards terrorism. It is a clear insult to the Jewish people and anyone who understands history,” stated the senators.
The statement further highlighted the upcoming one-year anniversary of a terrorist attack by Hamas and affiliated groups against Israeli civilians. “As we approach the one-year anniversary of the barbaric terrorist attack by Hamas and affiliated Palestinian terrorist groups against innocent Israeli civilians, which involved murder, mutilation, and sexual violence, the international community must unequivocally unite against this evil, one-sided effort to delegitimize Israel,” they wrote.
The senators urged for global focus on eradicating terrorist organizations rather than supporting initiatives they deem biased and counterproductive. “Instead of proposing biased and counter-productive initiatives, which will do nothing to advance a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the international community must focus its energy and resources on ensuring Hamas and other terrorist groups are completely destroyed. We must remain firm to ensure every single hostage held by these terrorists is safely returned to their loved ones,” they concluded.
Signatories include Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Dan Sullivan (R-Ark.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Kennedy (R-La.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker(R-Miss), John Cornyn(R-Texas) ,and Katie Boyd Britt(R-Ala.).
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