Lindsey Graham Slams Ireland, Spain, and Norway for Recognizing a Palestinian State: ‘What You Did Is Reprehensible’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The presiding ░░░░░░░░ the senator from South ░░░░░░░░ Mr Graham I thank ░░░░░░░░ very much To continue ░░░░░░░░ the theme of my ░░░░░░░░ friend from North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ today or yesterday the ░░░░░░░░ of Ireland Spain and ░░░░░░░░ recognized the Palestinian state ░░░░░░░░ s my question who ░░░░░░░░ in charge of the ░░░░░░░░ Who s running the ░░░░░░░░ And what are its ░░░░░░░░ Did you recognize Hamas ░░░░░░░░ in charge of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ you want to keep ░░░░░░░░ pa as we know ░░░░░░░░ in the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ These are allies but ░░░░░░░░ need to hear from ░░░░░░░░ friend what you did ░░░░░░░░ reprey henceable You re ░░░░░░░░ terrorism On October 7 ░░░░░░░░ attacked the state of ░░░░░░░░ and murdered 1 200 ░░░░░░░░ people put babies in ░░░░░░░░ raped women set people ░░░░░░░░ fire and recorded it ░░░░░░░░ And your response is ░░░░░░░░ create a Palestinian state ░░░░░░░░ re rewarding terrorism The ░░░░░░░░ a Palestinian state will ░░░░░░░░ created if ever is ░░░░░░░░ direct negotiations between the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel and Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ a unilateral recognition of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian state after the ░░░░░░░░ terrorist attack against the ░░░░░░░░ people since the Holocaust ░░░░░░░░ my friends in Ireland ░░░░░░░░ and Norway what you ░░░░░░░░ was reward Hamas Here ░░░░░░░░ the message you re ░░░░░░░░ kill Jews and you ░░░░░░░░ get a reward Again ░░░░░░░░ me about the state ░░░░░░░░ just recognized Who is ░░░░░░░░ charge and what are ░░░░░░░░ boundaries You can t ░░░░░░░░ those questions but you ░░░░░░░░ ahead and recognized the ░░░░░░░░ state for political reasons ░░░░░░░░ world has turned upside ░░░░░░░░ And madam president you ░░░░░░░░ been a stalwart defender ░░░░░░░░ Israel and we appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Here s what I ░░░░░░░░ say After October 7 ░░░░░░░░ is engaged in using ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian people as human ░░░░░░░░ is at a level ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen in ░░░░░░░░ and the response is ░░░░░░░░ punish Israel who is ░░░░░░░░ a no win situation ░░░░░░░░ battalions have to be ░░░░░░░░ the tunnels are underground ░░░░░░░░ do you need a ░░░░░░░░ 000 pound bomb Because ░░░░░░░░ re underground tunnels that ░░░░░░░░ a major bomb will ░░░░░░░░ to destroy When it ░░░░░░░░ to civilian fraction the ░░░░░░░░ of it has been ░░░░░░░░ large part because Hamas ░░░░░░░░ used schools a mosque ░░░░░░░░ hospitals as military sites ░░░░░░░░ all that