Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Takes to House Floor to Denounce Terrorism

On Wednesday, after two Palestinian terrorists attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem, killing four rabbis, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, took to the House floor. In her speech, Ros-Lehtinen called for ending federal taxpayer dollars going to the Palestinian Authority and groups with ties to Hamas.

I rise today to express my deepest condolences to the families of the four Israelis three of whom are also American citizens -- who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem during morning prayers in a synagogue, Ros-Lehtinen said on the House floor. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Israel who again have to endure another tragedy at the hands of Palestinian terrorists.

It is no coincidence that this latest string of attacks on innocent Israelis comes after the supreme leader of Iran urged Palestinians to use violence against Israel and called for Israels destruction, as did the terrorist group Hamas, Ros-Lehtinen continued. This is another example of Irans dangerous meddling in an effort to attack our U.S. interests and Israel, and Hamas continued incitement of violence and terror. There is now a clear link to terrorism in both the West Bank and Gaza, and there can be no U.S. taxpayer dollars going to support a unity government that is backed by Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.