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Pearl River, NY – 10/24/2024… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler slammed Mondaire Jones for his call for Israel to return to pre-1967 borders and cede land to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in order to achieve a lasting peace – a stark reversal of his previously stated “strong support” for the State of Israel.

“Mondaire Jones’ statement during the debate calling for Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders is outrageous and exposes him for the anti-Israel radical that he really is,” said Congressman Mike Lawler. “The fact that Mondaire Jones believes that Israel must cede land to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority — as they seek to kill Jews and eradicate the state of Israel — in order to achieve a lasting peace is not only nuts, it’s disqualifying in New York’s 17th Congressional District.”

“This totally undermines Mondaire Jones’ supposedly ‘strong’ support for Israel and should cause alarm to all those who believe in Israel’s right to exist,” concluded Congressman Lawler. “To call for Israel to return to pre-1967 borders, which would result in the loss of a significant portion of Israel’s current land, is a radical position held by a radical politician in Mondaire Jones.”

Mondaire Jones’ position that Israel must make land concessions to Hamas and the Palestinian Authority – in addition to his prior votes against Iron Dome – is radical and out-of-touch and puts the existence of the state of Israel at risk.

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