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Kirk Condemns Hamas' Murder of Three Israeli Teens and Calls on White House to Act

Statement

By: Mark Kirk
By: Mark Kirk
Date: June 30, 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Issues: Minors and Children Foreign Affairs Criminal Justice

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today condemned Hamas' abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers who went missing on June 12, 2014, and reiterated to the White House that all U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority needs to be blocked until their government no longer has ties to the Hamas terrorist organization.

"The news of the murders of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frankel and Eyal Yifrach - the three Israeli teens that were abducted by Hamas - comes on the heels of President Mahmoud Abbas' announcement of a new Palestinian transitional government. Launching rocket attacks, murdering teenagers and denying Israel's right to exist - yet this Administration continues U.S. aid to the Hamas-backed Palestinian government."


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