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March 6, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3515492,00.html

U.S. House of Representatives Condemns Rocket Attacks on Israel

[Ynet News] Yitzhak Benhorin - The U.S. House of Representatives endorsed Wednesday by a vote of 404-1 with 4 abstentions a resolution condemning the rocket attacks on Israel, stating that the firing of rockets on a civilian population constituted a blatant violation of human rights and international law. The resolution expressed support for Israel's sovereign right to defend its territory against rocket attacks and called on President Bush to instruct the U.S. envoy to the UN to push for a UN resolution condemning the Palestinian terror. The resolution further emphasized the moral difference between Israel unintentionally harming Palestinian civilians during military operations, and the deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and the other terror groups in Gaza.

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