Just a little throwback...

• 22 years ago on January 6, 2000, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held a phone call with Ariel Sharon to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning an Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• 21 years ago on January 19, 2001, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held a phone call with Ariel Sharon to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• 18 years ago on June 23, 2003, then Secretary of State Colin Powell held a phone call with then Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• 17 years ago on October 23, 2003, then Secretary of State Colin Powell held a phone call with then Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• 12 years ago on December 18, 2008, then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held a phone call with then Defense Minister Ehud Barak to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• 8 years ago on July 20, 2014, then Secretary of State John Kerry held a phone call with then Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to confirm that the U.S. would veto a UN Security Council Resolution condemning the Israeli military operation to respond to terrorism in Gaza. Specifically, Israel had been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>• TODAY, as Israel is facing what the UN Chief describes as an "intolerable situation" in Gaza, the U.S. is joining 14 other countries to vote NO at the UN Security Council on a Resolution that would condemn Israel and demand an immediate ceasefire without so much as even mentioning Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Specifically, Israel has been facing a massive wave of terrorist attacks from Gaza, including launches of rockets and mortar shells, stabbings, shootings, and attempted bombings. After waiting patiently for the Palestinian Authority to arrest those responsible, Israel’s patience finally ran out and it launched a military operation to destroy terrorist infrastructure.<br><br>This is Israel. This is America. #StandWithIsrael #IsraelIsOur Ally