Since coming to Washington, Sen. Booker (D-NJ) has been committed to building the strongest possible security and diplomatic partnership with Israel.

On Tuesday, Sen. Booker delivered a floor speech in support of supplemental funding for the Iron Dome.

�I come before you in support of the $225 million in additional funding requested by the Department of Defense to ensure that the Iron Dome in Israel remains equipped to protect civilians from Hamas-fired rockets,� Booker said. �Now, as a terrorist organization has evil ends to destroy the State of Israel, we must stand with our ally.�

Also this week, Sen. Booker joined his colleaguesto criticize the UN Human Rights Council�s one-sided, inflammatory statement accusing Israel of �disregard for international humanitarian law� while failing to acknowledge violations of the same laws by Hamas. Last week he also joined Sen. Boxer and 78 other members of the Senate in co-sponsoring the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act.

Finally, Sen. Booker together with Sens. Graham, Menendez, Ayotte, and Schumer co-sponsored a resolution condemning the unprovoked rocket fire at Israel; calling on Hamas to immediately cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel; and calling on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to dissolve the unity government with Hamas and condemn the attacks on Israel.

Sen. Booker is committed to Israel�s security, its right to defend itself, and the strong, historic U.S.-Israel relationship. He will continue to look for ways to engage in bi-partisan efforts to ensure that the U.S.�s longstanding partnership with Israel will endure.

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