decided to hold elections in jerusalem, and in those elections, hamas won. hs., aren't you afraid that -- i asked, argue afraid that hamas will win? he said, ok, we will handle it. part ofould see that as the solution in the future. going back to jordan, same thing . we have a very committed jordanian force on the eastern side. i hope there will be an american force. israel has that experience with the international forces. that is the way of thinking. but if you look carefully into it, take the example of lebanon, for example, 1701. lebaneseght the military into lebanon. bad or worse? we are enjoying the longest time a quiet in lebanon. hamas is deterred. the plan that general did, you know, is very comprehensive, but at the end of the day, it is not a matter of equipment and technology, it is a matter of equipment. i believe we can do it, and we leave the palestinians with the feeling that sovereignty is there. , thenk an american force american contact and commitment israelis.preciated by a small capable american force working side-by-side with the jordanians, enough land to po

danger anywhere around the world. be a personal observation from somebody who lives in jerusalem, i see it as a direct connection between anti-semitism and france and the quality of restaurants in jerusalem. [laughter] the worse it gets there the better the easy -- beating in jerusalem. -- the better the eating and jerusalem. seems to me a lot of the --ng jews are exercising >> i make a distinction -- the jews are holding themselves to a higher standard than a lot of the jews who were involved are considered -- continuing the tradition. here i would make the addendum to what i say. specifically mention church groups and i specifically mention academic groups. those are national organizations or international organizations. if you single out israel as a national or international organization, alone among nations of the world, or a bouquet -- boycott i think an anti-semi. of same thing cannot be said palestinians who are engaged in the bbs movement. the fact that they are more interested in israel then north korea or serial -- syria, maybe they feel a connection. i would not call them

parliamentarians conference. i arrived on december 20. i arrived at the airport, picked up the jerusalem post. on the front page, it said three terrorist attacks. my daughter and grandchildren live in that city, so these attacks took place while i was flying over to israel. called my daughter and they said it is ok daddy, it was a neighbor of ours. she fought the terrorists off. fast forward, january 1, i am going to visit my son, who recently moved to israel. and he is living in tel aviv. house, there was ent terroristrul attack. and on the third, just as i was about to leave israel, being there for several weeks, you may have read about a pregnant woman and had been stabbed thankfully she and the fetus were fine. that happened to be a cousin of mine. i am there and a three-week. they, and all of these terrorist attacks occur. israelis are experiencing this anti-jewish terror day in and day out. and it, when i would look experimented with this, we have a channel in our tv for the israeli news. every single day for months, the news is let off with another terrorist attack in israel. ever

sustained. the motion is not in order. he jerusalem from florida. ms. castor: i appeal the ruling of the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. rogers: i move to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to lay ate peel on the table -- lay the appeal on the table. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. castor: on that i ask for .he yeas and nays the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill if arising without further proceedings in recommital. this is

joined the u.s. ambassador dan shapiro in jerusalem for hol cast remembrance day. we watched six survivors, each representing one million innocent civilians killed. light the torch and share their stories of loss and survival. it was a powerful, moving and emotional moment. i'm not sure one can begin to understand the devastation of the hol cast until you stood in as you wits or heard the stories -- auschwitz or heard the stories. the united states relationship ith israel is more important than ever. the united states and israel must remain the closest of friends and continue to work together to ensure the security of our trusted ally. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. hulthult thank you, mr. speaker. i rise -- mr. hultgren: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise too congratulate officer dean tucker to being named officer of the year for saving

, palestinian president abbas proclaimed, we welcome every drop of blood spilled in jerusalem. this is pure blood. blood on its way to allah. this latest wave of attacks killed 34 people, injured 400. among those killed were two americans and one of them was a citizen of texas, taylor force. these terrorists are only happy when they've destroyed israeli and american families wherever they find them. isis, which is even more brutal than al qaeda, controls large parts of syria, and these terrorists no doubt view israel as a threat, will likely return to attacking the jewish state in due time. those who threaten israel, mr. speaker, threaten the united states. the same terrorist groups that want to destroy israel wants to destroy the united states. the same iran that calls israel the little satan calls the united states the great satan. mr. speaker, israel is the bright star, the lone star of liberty, free trade agreement and democracy in the -- freedom and democracy in the middle east. the villains are picking the fight with the wrong folks because they will lose that fight and because israel

at the airport, picked up the jerusalem post. on the front page, it said three terrorist attacks. my daughter and grandchildren live in that city, so these attacks took place while i was flying over to israel. i immediately called my daughter and they said it is ok daddy, it was a neighbor of ours. she fought the terrorists off. fast forward, january 1, i am going to visit my son, who recently moved to israel. and he is living in tel aviv. walking to his house, there was a virulent terrorist ttack. and on the third, just as i was about to leave israel, being there for several weeks, you may have read about a pregnant woman that had been stabbed and thankfully she and the fetus were fine. that happened to be a cousin of mine. i am there and a three-week. they, and all of these terrorist attacks occur. israelis are experiencing this anti-jewish terror day in and day out. and yet, when i would look and i experimented with this, we have a channel in our tv for the israeli news. every single day for months, the news is let off with another terrorist attack in israel. every single day i wa

the "jerusalem post," by this administration's refusal to call radical islam, radical islam, it betrays our allies who are the president of egypt who are wanting muslims to stand up and say, these islamist should not be allowed to represent our religion because they know that they do. and when you have a man with multiple degrees in islamic saying that g -- yes radical islam is the ultimate islam and on the other hand you have a president that, yes, he did go to school in indonesia, muslim schools in elementary school, but he doesn't have any degrees in islamic studies like the world , well,in islamic studies one is president of the united states with no degrees in islamic studies and he says it's not islam but a man that studied islam his whole life has multiple degrees, including ph.d., he says not only is it islam, as head of isis as he is, this is islam the way it should be. we should be giving assistance to our allies, giving them cover by not going on with this facade where we -- this administration refuses to call radical islam, radical islam. to call radical islamic terr

jerusalem? because if he does, it's doubtful. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. gohmert: i ask unanimous consent that it be in order any time on wednesday june 8, 2016 for the speaker to declare a recess subject to the call of the chair for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting his prime minister of india. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. gohmert: i move that we now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it and the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until in campaign news, the associated press declared donald trump has earned the support of enough delegates to earn the nomination at the republican convention in july. he was put over the top by a number of unbound delegates who told the ample p. they would support him. among them, oklahoma republican