ICYMI: Speaker Johnson at the ‘March for Israel’: “Israel will Cease their Counter Offensive when Hamas Ceases to be a Threat to the Jewish State”

November 15, 2023

For Immediate Release

Contact: Corinne Day

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Speaker Johnson attended the ‘March for Israel’ on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The Speaker delivered remarks alongside a bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders to the more than 200,000 individuals who were in attendance to support America’s cherished ally, Israel.

The Speaker’s remarks and photos from the event are below.

“Let me be very clear. The United States stands unequivocally with our neighbor, our friend, our ally, Israel. Hamas terrorists waged the bloodiest assault on Jewish lives since the Holocaust, and there are hundreds of hostages, many of them Americans, still stuck inside Gaza. Israel will cease their counter offensive when Hamas ceases to be a threat to the Jewish state.

We’ve heard many echo the Hamas rallying cry ‘from the river to the sea.’ And I’m convinced that a lot of these college students that are engaging in these protests do not understand that there is an explicit call for the extermination of Israel. It is happening daily in our country, as you know, and it is unacceptable for Jewish Americans to feel unsafe at home. 

It is unacceptable for Jewish businesses to face violence, vandalism, and threats. It is unacceptable for universities to allow Hamas apologists to assault and accost Jewish students on campus. It is unacceptable for any political leader in this nation to give credence to this dangerous rhetoric. We can and we must do more to stand with our great ally and friend. And it is my hope that this gathering today serves as a reminder to the entire world,but also to those within our own borders, that the United States stands proudly with Israel.”

For full remarks, click here. For more photos, click here.

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