Chabot: Israel fighting terror.

Rep. Steve Chabot, a Westwood Republican, had this to say today about the battles in the Middle East:



Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, released the following statement on recent terrorist attacks on Israel:
"Israel, like all sovereign nations, has the right and the responsibility of self-defense.
"Since the most recent era of violence began more than 6 years ago, Palestinian terrorists have succeeded in launching thousands of violent attacks on Israel - including dozens of suicide attacks, killing more than 1000 Israelis and wounding more than 5000. These attacks led by the terrorist organization, Hamas, continue on a regular basis.
"Now, Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based terrorist organization with ties to the governments of Iran and Syria, has launched an attack on Israel, killing several Israeli soldiers and kidnapping two others. Israel has responded with a legitimate act of self defense.
"Like all sovereign nations, Israel has every right to defend itself from unrelenting terrorist attacks. Sadly, real peace and real security will never be realized until the terrorist infrastructure that has so long threatened Israel's existence is dismantled."