Standing “firmly” with Israel, top Indian-American leaders have condemned the surprise terror attack by the Palestinian Hamas militant group, saying that an “attack on Israel is an attack on America”.
Palestinian militants launched the attack on southern Israel on October 7, firing rockets from Gaza as its fighters crossed over the border, killing hundreds and wounding several others.
Israel then carried out retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas, declaring Israel was now “at war”. “Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Iranian backers — they hate Israel and they hate America. We can’t be distracted. We have to remember that what happened to Israel could happen here in America,” former South Carolina Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Nikki Haley, told NBC News.
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“This is not just an attack on Israel — this was an attack on America. Finish them @Netanyahu (Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu). They should have hell to pay for what they have just done,” Haley wrote on X.
Congressman Shri Thanedar said in a statement posted on X that he “stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Israeli people in condemning this recent attack by Hamas”.
“I condemn these violent attacks against the Jewish people and the state of Israel. The calculated aggression targeting innocent civilians is heartbreaking and cannot be tolerated. America stands firmly with Israel,” Thanedar said.
He urged Congress to rally behind Israel until the threat is addressed and security is restored. Congressman Ro Khanna called the crimes carried out by Hamas against Israeli women and children “inhuman” and “appalling”.
“My heart breaks for the victims, and I stand in solidarity with the people of Israel at this dark moment,” Khanna wrote on X.
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