JERUSALEM: TOM DeLAY THE FIREBRAND U.S. MAJORITY LEADER PLEDGES ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES ARE UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE

Record ID: 648301

  • Title: JERUSALEM: TOM DeLAY THE FIREBRAND U.S. MAJORITY LEADER PLEDGES ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES ARE UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE
  • Date: 1st August 2003
  • Summary: (W6) JERUSALEM (JULY 30, 2003)(REUTERS) 1. SLV ISRAELI KNESSET MEMBERS WAITING FOR US MAJORITY LEADER TOM DeLAY TO BEGIN SPEECH 0.14 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DeLAY SAYING "Thank you. My country is not ignorant. Nor are we indifferent to your struggle. We know our victory in the war on terror depends on Israel's survival. And we know that Israel's survival depends on the willingness of free nations, especially our own, to stand for all endangered democracies in their time of need. We hear your voice cry out in the desert and we will never ever leave your side because freedom and terrorism cannot coexist." 0.50 3. SLV AUDIENCE 0.53 4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DeLAY SAYING "It is the position of the people of the United States as expressed by their representatives in Congress that Israel's fight is our fight and so shall it be until the last terrorist on earth is either in a cell or in a cemetery." 1.12 5. SLV AUDIENCE 1.17 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DeLAY SAYING "All people who desire peace and freedom are therefore allies of the United States. And included in that number are the Palestinian people, who yearn for peace, who for too long have been used as pawns by their terrorist leadership. Their pride is real, they have been oppressed and abused by a pernicious enemy. But their enemy is not Israel, nor its people, nor its democratic government, their enemy is Yasser Arafat." 1.47 7. SLV PAN AUDIENCE APPLAUDING 2.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th August 2003 13:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA4VOSE14RVGTZIRJ7FXSR2F283
  • Story Text: Tom DeLay, the firebrand U.S Majority Leader,
    pledged Israel and the U.S are united against violence.

    It was a vintage performance by the Republican from
    Texas as he spoke during a week-long trip to Israel. He
    called Israel an "endangered democracy" and said the U.S.

    shared the country's struggle and would do so "until every
    terrorist is either in a cell or in a cemetery".

    During his visit to the Middle East, DeLay met several
    leading Israeli figures as well as Salam Fayyad, the
    Palestinian Finance Minister.

    DeLay, a strong supporter of President George Bush's
    policy in the Middle East, added that that the
    Palestinians' true enemy was "not Israel, nor its people,
    nor its democratic institutions, but Yasser Arafat," and
    the various militant groups opposing Israel.


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