Republican Congressman Mike Flood (NE-1) has released the following statement as Israel wages war with Hamas.  

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Friends and Fellow Nebraskans: 

Israel and America have long shared a deep friendship, and now that relationship is more important than ever.  

Hamas’ attacks on Israel were calculated, unprovoked, and most of all evil. They are taking the lives of both Israelis and Americans.  

They came at a time when Israel has been making historic efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.  

Israel has rightly promised they will do everything necessary to eliminate the people who committed these heinous acts of terrorism. 

As Israel responds, America not only stands with the country, but also with Jewish people at home and around the world. America must and will step up as Israel fights back.  

As a Member of Congress, I will work to ensure our country does everything that is needed to support the Israeli government as they root out the sources of this terrorism.  

I am not alone in this. House Republicans collectively stand with our ally, Israel, and we fully support Israel's right to defend itself from all acts of violence.  

We will not only support Israel, but we will work to shape American foreign policy to promote peace in the region. President Biden should have never released the six billion dollars to Iran – one of the state sponsors of terrorism who made the attack by Hamas possible. He needs to take whatever steps possible to stop that money from getting into the hands of Iranian dictators.  

To the people of Israel: know that we are in solidarity with you. We stand with you and we will be working and praying for an end to this violence and evil. 

May God bless you and may God bless the continued friendship between Israel and America.