Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on Violence in East Jerusalem
May 08, 2021
May 08, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 7, 2021, in response to violent clashes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah:
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"I am deeply concerned by recent violence in Jerusalem perpetrated by both Israeli and Palestinian mobs. To stoke the flames further, Hamas fired dozens of deadly rockets and mortars into Israel.
"All these acts . . .
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"I am deeply concerned by recent violence in Jerusalem perpetrated by both Israeli and Palestinian mobs. To stoke the flames further, Hamas fired dozens of deadly rockets and mortars into Israel.
"All these acts . . .