Utah Leaders Issue Joint Statement Supporting Israel
May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 17 -- Gov. Spencer James Cox, R-Utah, issued the following joint statement with Utah State Senate President J. Stuart Adams and House Speaker Brad Wilson regarding the escalating violence in Israel:
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"We condemn the senseless bloodshed perpetrated by Hamas.
"Israel has every right to defend its land and citizens.
"We stand firmly behind Israel and we pray for peace to return to the region very soon . . .
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"We condemn the senseless bloodshed perpetrated by Hamas.
"Israel has every right to defend its land and citizens.
"We stand firmly behind Israel and we pray for peace to return to the region very soon . . .