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WASH 7 AIPAC AFTERNOON SESSION HEAD ON POOL C16 032116 WASH 8 AIPAC AFTERNOON SESSION SWITCH POOL C16 032116 TED CRUZ 19:02:59 >> God bless aipac. [ Cheers and applause ] I'm thrilled to be here with you today. And let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of a previous speaker, palestine has not existed since 1948. [ Cheers and applause ] On Wednesday night of this week, in synagogues across the world, jewish people will read the magila, which tells the story of purim, the miraculous rescue. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:03:48 The miraculous rescue of the jewish people from the hands of a wicked persian king. When the evil doer Haman plots to kill the Jews, he describes them as a nation that is scattered and spread out. The town that (?) teaches that the jewish people at the time were divided amongst themselves, and that the lesson is that when the forces of good are divided, evil can prevail. But when we come together in unity together, we can defeat tyrants. Today we are reliving history. Facing a similar time of challenge for America, and for Israel. But today I give you a word of hope. In the next few months, we will bring this country together, first by unifying the Republican party, and then by reaching out and building a coalition of young people and hispanics and African-Americans and women and blue collar workers and jewish voters and Reagan Democrats. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:05:07 Which will lead to a commanding victory in November that unifies this country and brings us together. [ Applause ] And standing together, America will stand with Israel and defeat radical islamic terrorism. [ Cheers and applause ] I want to thank the delegates, the over 18,000 people here, the 4,000 young people, the leaders of the pro-Israel movement who are gathered here today. [ Applause ] You will play a critical leadership role in making this happen, and bringing us together. 19:05:50 Indeed, just today, my colleague Lindsay Graham very kindly hosted an event for me here, which should allay any doubts anyone might have that the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob can still do miracles. [ Laughter ] I want to begin by asking all of us to remember Taylor Force, a texan who hailed from Lubbock, an eagle scout, a west point graduate, an army veteran.On March 8th he was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist in Israel. The terrorist didn't ask for his passport. Influenced by the relentless campaign of incitement that has fostered genocidal hatred toward Jews, all he cared about was injuring or killing as many civilians as possible. At least ten people were wounded by the time the terrorist was neutralized. The brutal murder of Taylor Force is yet another reminder that America and Israel are in the fight together against radical islamic terrorism. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:07:07 We need a president who will be a champion for America. And we need a president who will be a champion for Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] In my time in the senate, I have endeavored to do both. In the four years I've been serving in the senate, I've been privileged to travel three times to the state of Israel. I had the great privilege of seeing the (?) hospital in northern Israel where they have treated over 1,000 refugees from Syria, wounded in that horrible Syrian civil war, have done so free of charge, showing the heart and character of the people of Israel. 19:08:01 [ Cheers and applause ] When the nation of Iran named as their ambassador to the united nations, Hamid Abuddalabi (sp?), a known terrorist who participated in holding Americans hostage in the late 1970s, people in Washington said there was nothing we could do. Well, I was proud to introduce legislation barring Abuddalabi (sp?) from coming to America.That legislation passed the senate 100 to nothing. It passed the house 435 to nothing. And it was signed into law by president Obama. [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] When Israel was facing relentless rocket attacks from hamas, and the prayers of all of us, and people across the world were with Israel, prime minister Netanyahu powerfully observed, we are using missile defense to protect our civilians. And they are using their civilians to protect their missiles. I entirely agree with prime minister Netanyahu, as hamas would place rockets in elementary schools. They placed their headquarters in the basement of a hospital. And I would note, that Hillary Clinton, in 2014, explained this as follows. Quote, "hamas puts its missiles, its rockets in civilian areas. Part of it is because gaza's pretty small. And it's densely populated." Well, madam secretary, with all respect, the reason the missiles are in schools is not because gaza is small. The reason the missiles are in schools is because hamas are terrorist monsters using children as human shields. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:10:08 And in response to this atrocity, I was proud to join with New York Democrat kirsten Gillibrand in authoring a resolution condemning hamas' use as human shields as a war crime, and that resolution passed both houses of congress unanimously. [ Cheers and applause ] In the midst of these rocket attacks, we saw the Obama administration cancel civilian airline flights into the nation of Israel. When that happened, I publicly asked the question, did this administration just launch an economic boycott on the nation of Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] The administration does not ban flights into Pakistan, does not ban flights into Yemen, does not ban flights into Afghanistan. Indeed, did not ban flights into much of Ukraine. And Ukraine had just seen a passenger airliner shot down by a Russian buk missile. So why exactly was a disproportionate sanction put on Israel, because one rocket fell harmlessly a mile away from magaria (sp?) airport, one of the safest airports in the world. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:11:25 And why was that time to coincide with John Kerry arriving in the Middle East with $47 million for gaza that would inevitably end up with hamas terrorists. [ Applause ] When I asked that question, within hours the state department was being asked, is this an economic boycott of Israel? The state department said, that question is ridiculous. We refuse to answer. So I responded, fine, I will place a hold on every nominee to the state department. [ Cheers and applause ] Shortly thereafter, former new York mayor Michael Bloomberg rode a civilian airliner from London to tel aviv demonstrating that it was safe to fly to Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:12:18 And as a result of mayor Bloomberg's efforts and my efforts and that of millions of others, the heat and light and attention became too much on this administration, and within 36 hours, the administration lifted its ban on civilian air flights to Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] Looking forward, as president, I will lead very, very differently from the current administration. [ Cheers and applause ] Imagine just a few years ago, if I had come to an aipac conference and suggested that the prime minister of Israel was going to come to America, address a joint session of congress, and he would be boycotted by the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, and every member of the cabinet. That would have been dismissed as crazy, fanciful. That could never happen. And sadly, that is exactly what did happen when prime minister Netanyahu came to address congress. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:13:30 In a similar vein, my leading Republican opponent has promised that he as president would be neutral between Israel and the Palestinians. Let me be very, very clear, as president, I will not be neutral. [ Cheers and applause ] America will stand unapologetically with the nation of Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] So what does that mean specifically? Let's start with today's persian king, the nation of Iran. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have said they would maintain this Iranian deal, although Donald has promised, he's going to negotiate and get a better deal. Well, my view is very different. On the first day in office, I will rip this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal to shreds. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:14:48 This agreement gives over $100 billion to the ayatollah khomeini, the world's state sponsor of terrorism. That dwarfs the $3 billion in military aid that we give each year to the nation of Israel. That difference is not just unconscionable, it is fundamentally immoral. And if I am president, on the first day, we will reimpose sanctions on Iran. [ Cheers and applause ] In a mockery of this Iranian nuclear deal, Iran has continued with missile tests, including launching a missile with the words printed on it in both hebrew and farsi, Israel should be wiped from the Earth. Hear my words, ayatollah khomeini, if I am president, and Iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missile down. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:15:55 And in January 2017, we will have a commander in chief who says, under no circumstances will Iran be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, either you will shut down your nuclear program or we'll shut it down for you. [ Cheers and applause ] A year ago, when prime minister Netanyahu addressed congress, I was honored to join the great Ali wizel on a panel discussion in the senate about this disastrous Iranian deal. Not a single Democrat was willing to join Ali wezel. To sit alongside someone who witnessed firsthand the horrors of the holocaust. Who brings a moral weight and gravity second to none. It was both powerful and humbling. And I am convinced after this election, the American people will stand and say together, never again means never again. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:17:13 On my very first day in office, I will begin the process of moving the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the once and eternal capital of Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] Now, I recognize for years a whole lot of presidential candidates, both Republicans and Democrats, have said that indeed I recognize some candidates have said that standing here today. Here's the difference. I will do it. [ Cheers and applause ] And as president, I will do everything in my power to ensure that anyone who provides financial support to the bds movement, including schools and universities, will lose any access to federal funding. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:18:22 And to the extent that they have engaged in illegal behavior, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. [ Cheers and applause ] All of us here understand that Israel is not the barrier to peace. It is the Palestinian authority, and a so-called unity government with hamas that celebrates the murder of women and children, and incites and even compensates the terrorist attacks. If the Palestinians try to push through a united nations resolution to unilaterally declare Palestinian statehood, America will veto that resolution. [ Cheers and applause ] Indeed, I tell you today, I will fly to New York to personally veto it myself. [ Cheers and applause ] Now, some have asked, why on Earth did a cuban-american texan become one of the leading defenders of Israel in the United States congress? Well, I would say there are several reasons. First of all, I understand that standing with Israel benefits America. [ Applause ] Israel is a liberal democracy that shares our values. Israel is a steadfast and loyal ally. 19:20:08 And our military aid to Israel is not charity. It is rather furthering the vital national security interests of the United States of America, whether it is missile defense, from iron dome to David sling, or whether it is intelligence and military cooperation, Israel provides an enormous benefit to keeping America safe and protecting us from radical islamic terrorists. [ Cheers and applause ] But on a very personal level, for me, much of my view of Israel is framed in my family story. 19:20:51 My father was born and raised in Cuba. As a kid, he fought in the Cuban revolution. He was imprisoned, he was tortured.My father fled Cuba in 1957. When he came to America, he had nothing. He had $100 sewn into his underwear. And he washed dishes, making 50 cents an hour. He paid his way through school, he went on to start a small business. When I was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, when I faced oppression in Cuba,I had a place to flee to. 19:21:26 If we lose our freedom here, where do we go. And I will tell you, it is an incredible blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression and came to America seeking freedom. And there is one other nation on Earth like the United States of America that was created as an oasis, as a beacon of hope to people who had faced oppression, had faced horrible murder and persecution, the nation of Israel, like America, is a beacon of light unto the world. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:22:13 And all of us here understand, as Ronald Reagan did, that peace is achievable only through strength. This is what Israel understands, when you surrounded by neighbors who would drive you into the sea, somehow you don't have time for political correctness. [ Applause ] Weakness is provocative. Appeasement increases the chance of military conflict. Indeed, I believe this Iranian nuclear deal is Munich in 1938, and we risk once again catastrophic consequences to allowing a homicidal maniac to acquire tools to murder millions. [ Cheers and applause ] 19:23:06 The way to avoid conflict is to stand up to bullies. And it is worth remembering that this same nation, Iran, in 1981, released our hostages the day Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. [ Cheers and applause ] That is the difference a strong commander in chief can make, and together standing as one, we can and will. Do it again. Thank you. DONALD TRUMP 18:30:37 >> Good evening. Thank you very much. I speak to you today as a lifelong supporter and true friend of Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] I'm a newcomer to politics. But not to backing the jewish state. [ Applause ] In 2001, weeks after the attacks on New York City, and on Washington, and, frankly, the attacks on all of us, attacks that perpetrated, and they were perpetrated by the islamic fundamentalists, mayor Rudy Giuliani visited Israel to show solidarity with terror victims. 18:31:24 I sent my plane, because I backed the mission for Israel 100%. [ Cheers and applause ] In spring of 2004, at the height of the violence in the gaza strip, I was the grand marshal of the 40th salute to Israel parade, the largest single gathering in support of the jewish state. [ Applause ] It was a very dangerous time for Israel, and frankly, for anyone supporting Israel. Many people turned down this honor. I did not. I took the risk, and I'm glad I did. [ Cheers and applause ] But I didn't come here tonight to pander to you about Israel. That's what politicians do. All talk, no action, believe me. 18:32:30 [ Applause ] I came here to speak to you about where I stand on the future of American relations with our strategic ally, our unbreakable friendship, and our cultural brother. The only democracy in the middle East, the state of Israel. 18:32:57 [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you. My number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran. [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you. Thank you. I have been in business a long time. I know deal making. And let me tell you, this deal is catastrophic.For America, for Israel, and for the whole of the Middle East. [ Applause ] The problem here is fundamental. We've rewarded the world's leading state sponsor of terror with $150 billion, and we received absolutely nothing in return. [ Cheers and applause ] I've studied this issue in great detail. I would say actually greater by far than anybody else. Believe me. Oh, believe me. And it's a bad deal.The biggest concern with the deal is not necessarily that Iran is going to violate it, because already, you know, as you know, it has. The bigger problem is that they can keep the terms and still get the bomb by simply running out the clock. 18:34:34 And of course, they'll keep the billions and billions of dollars that we so stupidly and foolishly gave them. [ Applause ] The deal doesn't even require Iran to dismantle its military nuclear capability. Yes, it places limits on its military nuclear program, for only a certain number of years, but when those restrictions expire, Iran will have an industrial size military nuclear capability ready to go, and with zero provision for delay, no matter how bad Iran's behavior is. Terrible, terrible situation that we are all placed in, and especially Israel. [6:35:41 PM] 18:35:28 When I'm president, I will adopt a strategy that focuses on three things when it comes to Iran. First, we will stand up to Iran's aggressive push to destabilize and dominate the region. [ Applause ] Iran is a very big problem, and will continue to be. But if I'm not elected president, I know how to deal with trouble. And believe me, that's why I'm going to be elected president, folks. 18:36l07 And we are leading in every poll, remember that, please. Iran is a problem in Iraq, a problem in Syria, a problem in Lebanon, a problem in Yemen, and will be a very, very major problem for Saudi Arabia. Literally, every day Iran provides more and better weapons to support their puppet states. Hezbollah, Lebanon received, and I'll tell you what, it has received sophisticated anti-ship weapons, anti-aircraft weapons, and gps systems and rockets like very few people anywhere in the world, and certainly very few countries have. Now they're in Syria trying to establish another front against Israel from the Syrian side of the Golan heights. 18:37:00 In gaza, Iran is supporting hamas, and islamic jihad. And in the west bank, they're openly offering Palestinians $7,000 per terror attack, and $30,000 for every Palestinian terrorist home that's been destroyed. A deplorable, deplorable situation Iran is financing military forces throughout the middle East, and it's absolutely incredible that we handed them over $150 billion to do even more toward the many horrible acts of terror. 18:37:50 [ Applause ] Secondly, we will totally dismantle Iran's global terror network, which is big and powerful, but not powerful like us. [ Cheers and applause ] Iran has seeded terror groups all over the world. During the last five years, Iran has perpetuated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents. They've got terror cells everywhere, including in the western hemisphere very close to home. Iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world, and we will work to dismantle that reach, believe me. Believe me. 18:38:42 Third, at the very least, we must enforce the terms of the previous deal to hold Iran totally accountable, and we will enforce it like you've never seen a contracted enforced before, folks. Believe me. 18:39:02 Iran has already, since the deal is in place, test-fired ballistic missiles three times. Those ballistic missiles with a range of 1,250 miles were designed to intimidate, not only Israel, which is only 600 miles away, but also intended to frighten Europe and some day maybe hit even the united States. And we're not going to let that happen. We're not letting it happen. And we're not letting it happen to Israel, believe me. [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you. Thank you. 18:39:49 Do you want to hear something really shocking? As many of the great people in this room know, painted on those missiles in both hebrew and farsi Were the words Israel must be wiped off the face of the Earth. You can forget that. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:40:10 What kind of demented minds write that in hebrew. And here's another, you talk about twisted? Here's another twisted part. Testing these missiles does not even violate the horrible deal that we've made. The deal is silent on test missiles. But those tests do violate the United Nations security council resolutions. The problem is, no one has done anything about it. We will. We will, I promise, we will. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:40:51 Thank you. Which brings me to my next point. The utter weakness and incompetence of the United Nations -- [ cheers and applause ] The United Nations is not a friend of democracy. It's not a friend to freedom. It's not a friend even to the United States of America, where as you know, it has its home. And it surely is not a friend to Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] With president Obama and his final year -- yea! [ Cheers and applause ] 18:42:11 He may be the worst thing to ever happen to Israel, believe me. Believe me. And you know it. And you know it better than anybody. So with the president in his final year, discussions have been swirling about an attempt to bring a security council resolution on terms of an eventual agreement between Israel and Palestine. Let me be clear. An agreement imposed by the United Nations would be a total and complete disaster. [ Cheers and applause ] The United States must oppose this resolution, and use the power of our veto which I will use as president 100%. [ Cheers and applause ] When people ask why, it's because that's not how you make a deal. Deals are made when parties come together. They come to a table and they negotiate. Each side must give up something. It's values -- I mean, we have to do something where there's value in exchange for something that it requires. That's what a deal is. 18:43:34 A deal is really something that when we impose it on Israel and Palestine, we bring together a group of people that come up with something that's not going to happen with the United nations. It will only further, very importantly, it will only further delegitimize Israel. It will be a catastrophe and a disaster for Israel. It's not going to happen, folks. [ Cheers and applause ] And further, it would reward Palestinian terrorism, because every day they're stabbing Israelis, and even Americans. Just last week, American tailor Allen Force, a west point grad, phenomenal young person who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was murdered in the street by a knife-wielding Palestinian. You don't reward behavior like that. You cannot do it. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:44:42 There's only one way you treat that kind of behavior. You have to confront it. [ Applause ] So it's not up to the united nations to really go with a solution, it's really the parties that must negotiate a resolution themselves. They have no choice.They have to do it themselves, or it will never hold up anyway. The United States can be useful as a facilitator of negotiations, but no one should be telling Israel that it must be -- and really, that it must abide by some agreement made by others thousands of miles away, that don't even really know what's happening to Israel, to anything in the area. It's so preposterous. We're not going to let that happen. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:45:45 When I'm president, believe me, I will veto any attempt by the U.N. To impose its will on the jewish state. It will be vetoed 100%. [ Cheers and applause ] You see, I know about deal making. That's what I do. I wrote the art of the deal. One of the best-selling all-time, and I mean seriously, I'm saying one of, because I'll be criticized when I say "The" so I'll be very diplomatic. I'll be criticized. I think it is number one, but why take a chance. [ Laughter ] One of the all-time best-selling books about deals and deal-making, to make a great deal, you need two willing participants. We know Israel is willing to deal. Israel has been trying -- 18:46:47 >> That's right. Israel has been trying to sit down at the negotiating table without preconditions for years. You had camp David in 2000, where prime minister Barak made an incredible offer, maybe even too generous. Arafat rejected it. In 2008, prime minister Omer made an equally generous offer. The Palestinian authority rejected it also. Then John Kerry tried to come up with a framework, and Abbas didn't even respond. Not even to the secretary of state of the United States of America. They didn't even respond. When I become president, the days of treating Israel like a second-class citizen will end, on day one. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:47:6 And when I say something, I mean it. I mean it. I will meet with prime minister Netanyahu immediately. I have known him for many years. And we'll be able to work closely together to help bring stability and peace to Israel, and to the entire region. Meanwhile, every single day you have rampant incitement and children being taught to hate Israel, and to hate the Jews, it has to stop. [ Applause ] When you live in a society where the firefighters are the heroes, little kids want to be firefighters. When you live in a society where athletes and movie stars are heroes, little kids want to be athletes and movie stars. In Palestinian society, the heroes are those who murder Jews. We can't let this continue. We can't let this happen any longer. [ Applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] 18:49:08 You cannot achieve peace if terrorists are treated as martyrs. Glorifying terrorists is a tremendous barrier to peace. It is a horrible, horrible way to think. It's a barrier that can't be broken. That will end, and it will end soon, believe me. [ Cheers and applause ] In Palestinian textbooks and mosques, you've got a culture of hatred that has been fermenting there for years. And if we want to achieve peace, they've got to go out, and they've got to start this educational process. They have to end education of hatred. They have to end it, and now. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:50:03 There is no moral equivalency. Israel does not name public squares after terrorists. Israel does not pay its children to stab random Palestinians. You see, what president Obama gets wrong about deal making is that he constantly applies pressure to our friends, and rewards our enemies. [ Cheers and applause ] And you see that happening all the time. That pattern practiced by the president and his administration, including former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who is a total disaster, by the way. [ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ] She and president Obama have treated Israel very, very badly. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:51:10 But it's repeated itself over and over again, and has done nothing to embolden those who hate America. We saw that with releasing the $150 billion to Iran, in the hope that they would magically join the world community. It didn't happen. [ Applause ] President Obama thinks that applying pressure to Israel will force the issue, but it's precisely the opposite that happens. Already half of the population of Palestine has been taken over by the Palestinian ISIS and Hamas, and the other half refuses to confront the first half, so it's a very difficult situation that's never going to get solved unless you have great leadership right here in the United States. 18:52:02 We'll get it solved, one way or the other. We will get it solved. [ Cheers and applause ] But when the United States stands with Israel, the chances of peace really rise. And rises exponentially. That's what will happen when Donald Trump is president of the United States. [ Cheers and applause ] We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, Jerusalem. [ Cheers and applause ] 18:52:56 And we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between America and our most reliable ally, the state of Israel. [ Cheers and applause ] The Palestinians must come to the table, knowing that the bond between the United States and Israel is absolutely totally unbreakable. [ applause ] They must come to the table willing and able to stop the terror, being committed on a daily basis against Israel. They must do that. [ Applause ] And they must come to the table willing to accept that Israel is a jewish state, and it will forever exist as a jewish state. 18:54:03 I love the people in this room. I love Israel. I love Israel. I've been with Israel so long in terms of -- I've received some of my greatest honors from Israel. My father before me, incredible. My daughter, ivanka, is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [ Cheers and applause ] In fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice as far as I'm concerned. So I want to thank you very much. This has been a truly great honor. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much. JOHN KASICH 17:36:00 >> Thank you very much I am delighted to be back at aipac the organization I have worked with sincerely '80s. Back then your audience was in the hundreds , the testament to AIPAC is that those crowds are now in the thousands as we can see today. You know I first visited Israel in 1983 with my late dear friend Gordon Zacks. As you all know Gordon was a founding member of the aipac and it was on that trip that I actually visited Bethlehem and I called my mother on Christmas night from Jerusalem. As you can imagine it was a very very special moment and Gordon always reminded me of it. Gordon helped me as much as anyone has over the years to know and to appreciate the importance of our relationship with Israel and Israel's unique security challenges. 17:36:55 And I can think of of better guy who could have taken me to Israel. It was on my trip in 1983 that Gordon introduce me to Avital Sharansky when he husband (naton?) was still in soviet prison. She told me her husband's story over lunch at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and said she was going to Washington to plead for his release. I asked her would you mind if I organized a rally in support of your husband on the steps of the capital. And so we came together in a bipartisan way to call for (Naton?) Shiranksys release. [Cheers and applause] 17:37:39 You know Gordy had taken Sharansky into the oval office to meet with President Reagan and when the meeting ended Mrs. Sharansky was told by the president I will not rest until your husband is free. Sharansky's story has always inspired me from the day that Gordy introduced me to Avital but I don't know how many of you here have read his book fear no evil. Natan wrote in that book as I related to him and he said I'm glad that you (?). But when they went to him in the prison they wanted him to confess something and they said you understand that galileo even confessed. And think about him sitting in that prison in solitary confinement and he thought to himself and told them, you are using galileo against me, no one will ever use me against any other prisoner of conscious. For that he deserves to always be remembered 17:38:52 I had a phone conversation with Natan for years but never had the chains to meet him and ironically I met him at the cemetery when we laid Gordy Zachs to rest where Natan gave the eulogy on behalf of our great friend. I'll want to make it clear to all of you thta I remain unwavering in my support for the jewish state and the unique partnership between the US and Israel. 17:39:42 When I was first introduced to Israel and some of it's leaders of course the core of our partnership with Israel was already well defined and we give thanks to Harry Truman for the courageous steps he took when Israel was first established. And I applaud our continuing legacy of support of the Jewish state and the struggles and inventiveness and vitality of the jewish people. This legacy is one that I will not only honor in the tea partier ship between the United States and Israel. [Cheers and applause] When I was first introduced to Israel the core of the partnership with Israel was already very well defined for those courageous steps he took when Israel was first established. 17:39:57 [Applause] And I applaud our continuing legacy of support for the jewish state and the struggles, inventiveness and vitality of the jewish people. This legacy is one that I will not only honor in my administration but will take active steps to strengthen and expand. I want you all to know something very special to me, because it was at a ceremony recognizing the holocaust that as governor I proposed that we build a permanent memorial so that people and particularly our young people could understand the history and the lesson of man's inhumanity to man and the incredible suffering visited upon the Jews across the globe. I worked with such prominent Ohioans as the ratners, the (sp?) and many other members of the Jewish community over three years to make it happen.They told me it could not be done and I said you watch me, we will build a memorial. The memorial finally was designed by Daniel Libeskind (sp?) and it was the first of its find in the nation. And You all please come to Columbus and look at it, it is just beautiful. But I want to tell you that a very good friend of mine, Victor Goodman, a prominent member of the jewish community in Ohio, asked me to take him over to look at that memorial before it was unveiled. 17:41:26 We walked over behind the tarp. I had my arm around his shoulder and we read the inscription and the memorial together. And I will never forget when he finished reading it, he buried his head in my chest and wept. And we wept together. And he looked at me and he said, John, thank you for what you have done here. This will exist as long as the state of Ohio exists. As you may know, I served on the house armed services committee for 18 years, and I worked to implement Ronald Reagan's strategy to revitalize our military and to defeat the soviet union. Together my colleagues in congress and I gave our alliance with Israel meaning. We assured Israel's continuing qualitative military edge by authoring the initial $10 million for the arrow iron dome anti-missile program that we know is so critical to the security of Israel. 17:42:33 [ Applause ] We supported the Fanton 2000 program guaranteeing Israeli air superiority with the latest fighters and the transfer of reactive armor technology that has made the Israeli tanks so effective. I think it can be fairly said that my support and friendship for our strategic partner, Israel, has been firm and unwavering for more than 35 years of my professional life. [ Applause ] Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, has turned into faithful and dependable friends. The American friends of Israel are not fair weather friends. They recognize the strategic hinge with Israel and that America's and Israel's interests are tightly intertwined, despite our inevitable disagreements from time to time. 17:43:28 We share a critically important common interest in the middle East, the unrelenting opposition to Iran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons. [ Applause ] In March of 2015, when the prime minister spoke out against the Iran nuclear deal before a joint session of congress, I flew to Washington and stood on the floor of the house of representatives that was in session, the first time I had visited since we had been in session in 15 years, and I did it to show my respect, my personal respect to the people of Israel. [ Applause ] 17:44:13 And I want you all to know that I have called for the suspension of the U.S.' participation in the Iran nuclear deal in reaction to Iran's recent ballistic missile tests. [ Cheers and applause ] These tests were both a violation of the spirit of the nuclear deal and provocations that can no longer be ignored. One of the missiles tested had printed on it in hebrew, can you believe this, Israel must be exterminated. And I will instantly gather the world and lead us to re-apply sanctions if Iran violates one crossed T or one dot of that nuclear deal. We must put the sanctions back on them as the world community, together. [ Applause ] 17:45:35 Let me also tell you no amount of money that's being made by any business will stand in the way of the need to make sure that the security of Israel is secured and that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. No amount of money can push us in the wrong direction. And I want you to be assured that in a Kasich administration, there will be no more delusional agreements with self-declared enemies. No more. And as the candidate in this race with the deepest and most far-reaching foreign policy and national security experience, ladies and gentlemen, I don't need on-the-job training, I will not have to learn about the dangers facing this country and our allies, I have lived these matters for decades. One day -- and on day one in the oval office I will have in place a solid team of experienced and dedicated people who will implement a long-term strategic program to assure the security and safety of this country and that of its allies, such as Israel. I will lead and make decisions, and my national security appointees will work tirelessly with Israel to counter Iran's regional aggression and sponsorship of terror. 17:46:49 We will help to interdict weapons supplies to Hezbollah, we will defeat ISIS in syria and Iraq and we will assist Israel to interdict Iranian arm supplies and financial flows to hamas. Let me stress, I will also work to build and expand on Israel's newfound regional relations as a result of the flawed Iran nuclear deal, amazing. Israel and the Arab gulf states are now closer than ever. The bad news here is that the U.S. Is not part of this new web of relations. I will work to participate in, expand and strengthen those ties. [ Applause ] 17:47:37 Israelis live in one of the world's roughest neighborhoods and Iran is not the only threat that the U.S. And Israel both face there. ISIS, headquartered in Syria and Iraq, is a mortal peril. Of course, ladies and gentlemen, its spread must be stopped. Since it is dedicated to destruction in Israel, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States, it is a threat to all civilization unless we recognize and unite around this central truth, we will remain committed to an ineffective and piecemeal approach to dealing with ISIS. Because the world recognizes the existential threat posed by ISIS, I believe I can lead a regional and nato coalition to defeat ISIS both from the air and on the ground in Syria and in Iraq. We're all in this together. I will also provide support and relief to our common ally, Jordan, that has shared the brunt of refugee flows, and I will bring our troops home as soon as we, together with our allies, have created a realistic prospect that regional powers can conclude a settlement guaranteeing long-term security there. 17:48:53 I will then support allied coalitions as they destroy ISIS' various regional affiliates. My administration will cooperate with our allies to deny Libya's oil as a resource, deny Libya as a platform to mount attacks against Europe and disband what has become a hub for acts of terror throughout Africa. I will support our common vital ally, Egypt, in its efforts to destroy the insurgency in sinai and terrorists infiltrating from Libya. And I will provide the Afghan national security forces with the key aircraft and support needed to defeat the Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS and then I will bring our troops in Afghanistan back home. [ Applause ] 17:49:40 Insurgent states such as Iran and network transnational actors such as ISIS are not the only threats that Israel, the jewish American community and America together face. Believe me, a Kasich administration will work from the beginning to block and eliminate any form of intolerance, bigotry, racism or anti-semitism whether domestic or international, particularly in international bodies. [ Applause ] I condemn all attempts to isolate pressure and delegitimize the state of Israel, and I will support congress' efforts to allow this activity both here and in the eu. And I am also very concerned about rising attacks on Israel and jewish students on our college campuses. I pledge to use -- [ applause ] 17:50:59 I pledge to use the full force of the white house to fight this scourge and I will make sure we have have the tools needed to protect students from hate speech, harassment and intimidation while supporting free speech on our college campuses. I've been horrified by the recent spate of Palestinian attacks of Israeli citizens. These are not spontaneous actions of lone wolves. They are part of an unprecedented wave of terror that is involved over 200 attacks on Israelis since October 2015. And they are the outcome of a culture of death that the Palestinian authority and its forbearers have promoted for over 50 years. [ Applause ] 17:51:58 Indoctrination of hate has long been part of a planned and well thought out strategy. Palestinian children are raised in a culture that glorifies martyrdom and the willingness to die in the pursuit of killing or maiming Israelis. Children textbooks have been filled with vile anti semitism, Families of suicide killers receive an annuity after they kill and maim, imprisoned terrorists receive stipends and are guaranteed jobs in the Palestinian civil service and a salary determined by the length of their sense. Public squares, and streets and soccer tournaments are named after terrorists. If they truly want peace with israel than Palestinians cannot continue to promote a culture of hatred and death. We must make it clear that we will not tolerate such behavior. [ Applause ] 17:53:00 And I do not believe there is any prospect for a permanent peace until the Palestinian authority and their friends in hamas and Hezbollah are prepared to take real steps to live in peace with Israel and recognize Israel's right to exist as a jewish state. This violence is unacceptable. In the meantime, we can best advance stability in the region by providing Israel our 100% support. We can make sure Israel has what it needs to defend itself with weapons, information technology, political solidarity and working quietly to facilitate Palestinian and Israeli efforts at reconciliation. This is what would be expected of a dependable ally. 17:53:54 Folks, let me conclude by talking about the greatest alliances or those with countries such as Israel where we share a community of values. The post-war international system that we and our allies build upon these common values, of course, is under challenge or attack. And that's why we have to recommit ourselves to those values. We must not shy away from proclaiming and celebrating them and why we must revitalize our alliances to defend and expand the international system, build upon those values. A system that's prevented global conflict and lifted over 2 billion people out of poverty in the last 70 years. In doing this, we cannot go it alone. We must hang together and be realistic about what we can achieve. We cannot be neutral in defending our allies either. We must be counted on to stand by and invest in our friends instead of abusing them and currying favor with our enemies. 17:54:50 For effective governance in our democracy and for the sake of the future, we have to work together at home, as well across party and ideological lines wherever and whenever possible. This is exactly what I've done in the course of my career in public service. I reached out to the other side countless times to see how we can sit together and achieve the progress that America wants and deserves. And we all look back to the time of Ronald Reagan and his meetings with tip o'neil where they came together to put America first, politics and partisanship second and Reagan, as he reached across the aisle to tip o'neill, very partisan, legendary, they managed to hammer out deals that gave Reagan victories in revitalizing our economy and implementing the military build-up that ended the cold war. But It took a conscious effort and an attitude of wanting to cooperate so this is what I want to do, Republicans and Democrats who are here today. We need to work together with congress on an agenda that serves the interest of the nation as a whole. 17:55:57 We are Americans before we are Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans. [ Applause ] And let me tell you in regard to that, I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. I will not do it. [ Applause ] Yes, we will rededicate ourselves to reaching the bipartisan national security policy that president Reagan and the Democrats achieved. You can be assured that my strategic program will include and incorporate Israel as the bedrock partner for our mutual security in the Middle East. Together we will combat violence incited in Israel itself and of course its eternal capital Jerusalem. [ Applause ] 17:57:23 Thank you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be here today in front of so many of you who've contributed so much. I'm humbled by the chance to stand here at this incredible gathering of people who so much love America and so much love our great ally Israel. You see, we're connected together. It's about civilization. It's about peace. It's about love. It's about togetherness. 17:57:59 It's about healing the world. The great jewish tradition is everyone lives a life a little bigger than themselves. And that tradition has worked its way deep into my soul where I tell people all across America, dig down deep. The lord has made you special. Live a life bigger than yourself. Lift others. Heal, provide hope. Provide progress. And with that, the rest of this century and the relationship between the United States and Israel will grow stronger and stronger for the benefit and mutual security of the world. Thank you all very much, and God bless you. Dukakis/Kreutz More to come on HRC's speech at AIPAC from Ali, but she just had a big riff going directly after Trump. Although she didn't mention him by name, her message was clear: "We need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on Monday, pro-Israel on Tuesday and who knows what on Wednesday, because everything's negotiable," she said, referring to Trump's recent remark that he's "neutral" on Israel/Palestine. "Some things aren't negotiable," she added later, "And anyone who doesn't understand that has no business being our president." Snap stream log, not 100% accurate, h/t Alana- [10:13:16 AM] For the security of Israel and the world, we need America to remain a respected global leader committed to defending and advancing the international order, an America able to block efforts to isolate or attack Israel. The alternative is unthinkable. [ Applause ] . >> Yes, we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on Monday, pro Israel on Tuesday, and who knows what on Wednesday because everything'snegotiable. [ Applause ] >> Well, my friends, Israel's security is nonnegotiable. [ Applause ] I have sat in Israeli hospital rooms holding the hands of men and women whose bodies and lives were torn apart by terrorist bombs. I've listened to doctors describe the shrapnel left in a leg, an arm, or even a head. That's why I feel to strongly that America can't ever be neutral when it comes to Israel's security or survival. We can't be neutral when rockets rain down on residential neighborhoods. [10:15:17 AM] When civilians are stabbed in the street, when decide bombers are target the innocent. Some things aren't negotiable, and anyone who doesn't understand that has no business being our president. -- Liz Kreutz | Digital Journalist | ABC News | 646-584-9604 | T: @ABCLiz **ABC UNI CUTS SHOT - TAPE C/B - inquire if you want slug!** Clinton's presumable swings at Trump began right off the bat of her speech to AIPAC Monday morning in Washington - but later in her remarks, she made hard, direct hits. "Americans and Israelis face currents of intolerance and extremism that threaten the moral foundations of our societies," Clinton explained towards the end of her speech. "Now, in a democracy we're going to have differences. But what Americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is something else entirely, encouraging violence, playing coy with white supremacists, calling for 12 million immigrants to be rounded up and deported. Demanding we turn away refugees because of their religion and proposing a ban on all muslims entering the United States, " Clinton said, clearly referencing Trump policies and remarks. [10:28:53] She added, "Now, we've had dark chapters in our history before. We remember the nearly 1,000 Jews aboard the St. Louis who were refused entry in 1939 and sent back to Europe. "But America should be better than this, and I believe it's our responsibility as citizens to say so," Clinton explained. "If you see bigotry, oppose it. If you see violence, condemn it. If you see a bully, stand up to him," Clinton said to applause. [10:30] Other good lines: "As APEC members you understand that while the turmoil to the Middle East presents challenge and complexity, walking away is not an option. Candidates for president who think the United States can outsource Middle East security to dictators [10:02:04 AM] or that America no longer has vital national interests at stake in this region are dangerously wrong. " "It would be a serious mistake for the United States to abandon our responsibilities or seed the mantle of leadership for global peace and security to anyone else," she added to applause. Later discussing the Iran nuclear deal, Clinton said: "tonight you'll here other candidates about Iran, but there's a big difference about talking about holding Tehran accountable and actually doing it. Our next president has to be able to hold together our global coalition and impose real consequences for even the smallest violations of this agreement. [ Applause ] We must maintain the legal and diplomatic architecture to turn all the sanctions back on if needed." [10:18:47 AM] On Israel: "We marvel that such liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance..."We see the vigorous debate in Israeli politics and feel right at home. And, of course, some of us remember a woman leading Israel's government decades ago and wonder what's taking us so long here in America? [ Applause ] [10:29:00 AM] Ali Dukakis Digital Journalist ABC News | Washington, D.C. w: 202 222 6093 c: 202 489 9458 @ajdukakis Just circling back to report that Kasich just delivered his remarks at AIPAC, hitting on all the points below almost word-for-word as they were drafted earlier with no substantive deviations from the script. Strangely, though, he rushed through his line jabbing at Trump - "we cannot be neutral in defending our allies" - garnering little applause. According to Jess Hopper at the venue, Kasich received several standing ovations, including when he spoke about the Iran nuclear deal, how people should be Americans before they are Republicans or Democrats (which he says all the time) and how Palestinians must recognize Israel's right to exist. Also of note, he repeatedly mispronounced Soviet dissident-turned-Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky's first name as "NAY-tahn" instead of "Na-TAHN," despite Kasich explaining that Sharansky was a significant part of his early connection to Israel. And for this speech, Kasich wore glasses and read from prepared remarks, two things he almost never does on the campaign trail. Ben Gittleson | ABC News c: +1 646-740-9341 o: +1 212-456-1616 Twitter: @bgittleson GOP front runner Donald Trump did something he's never done before in his race for the White House - he read a speech, and basically stuck to it. Trump promised the crowd "when I become President, the days of treating Israel like a second-class citizen will end on Day One. When I say something I mean it." He constantly in the speech told the crowd to "believe me" - a line he invokes often on the trail, but something he repeatedly often tonight. Trump hit President Obama several times, than finally hit Hillary Clinton. "You see, what President Obama gets wrong about deal making is that he constantly applies pressure to our friends and rewards our enemies. That pattern, practiced by the President and his administration, including former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has repeated itself over and over and has done nothing but embolden those who hate America." He also said the UN "is not a friend of democracy. It's not a friend to freedom. It's not a friend even to the United States of America, where as all know, it has its home. And it surely isn't a friend to Israel." He received a large applause when he talked about moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: 17:52 - We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem - and we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between America and our most reliable ally, the state of Israel. 17-53-05 As he closed out his speech, he broke into his usual rhythm and from his prepared text "I love Israel.I've been with Israel so long.my daughter Ivanka is about to have a beautiful Jewish baby!" Classic Donald. -- John T. Santucci ABC News - Campaign 2016 C: 516-376-0312 T: @JTSantucci E: John.T.Santucci@abc.com Of all the GOP candidates to address AIPAC today, Sen. Ted Cruz was the most direct in attacking his fiercest rival, Donald Trump. Cruz began throwing the jabs at the beginning of his speech. "Let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of a previous speaker, Palestine has not existed since 1948," said Cruz to laughs and cheers. 19:02:59 Cruz also made the arena laugh when he joked about the fundraiser his former foe and now friend Sen. Lindsey Graham hosted today on behalf of Cruz. "Indeed, just today, my colleague Lindsay Graham very kindly hosted an event for me here, which should allay any doubts anyone might have that the god of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob can still do miracles," said Cruz. 19:05:50 Cruz previously said he planned to use his AIPAC speech to draw contrasts with Trump since Trump refused to debate him tonight in Salt Lake City. He did draw contrasts, but none of them were new. All except his initial jab about Palestine were lines Cruz uses routinely in his stump speech. Cruz hit Trump for saying he'd be neutral when it came to Israel and the Palestinians. "In a similar vein, my leading Republican opponent has promised that he as president would be neutral between Israel and the Palestinians. Let me be very, very clear, as president, I will not be neutral. [ Cheers and applause ] America will stand unapologetically with the nation of Israel," Cruz said. 19:13:30 He also criticized Trump for saying he'd renegotiate the Iran Nuclear Deal. "Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have said they would maintain this Iranian deal, although Donald has promised, he's going to negotiate and get a better deal. Well, my view is very different. On the first day in office, I will rip this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal to shreds," Cruz said. 19:14:30 Cruz appeared to be looking towards the general election at times by criticizing Hillary Clinton and imagining himself as the leader of a newly unified Republican party. "In the next few months, we will bring this country together, first by unifying the Republican party, and then by reaching out and building a coalition of young people and hispanics and African-Americans and women and blue collar workers and jewish voters and Reagan Democrats which will lead to a commanding victory in November that unifies this country and brings us together," Cruz said. 19:03:48 Cruz criticized Hillary Clinton for her 2014 remarks about Gaza. "Well, Madam Secretary, with all respect, the reason the missiles are in schools is not because Gaza is small. The reason the missiles are in schools is because Hamas are terrorist monsters using children as human shields," Cruz said. 19:10:08 Cruz also called on federal funds for anyone who provides financial support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. I have not heard him say this before. "I will do everything in my power to ensure that anyone who provides financial support to the BDS movement, including schools and universities, will lose any access to federal funding," Cruz said. -- Jessica Hopper Digital Journalist ABC News Cell: 202-617-9230 Email: Jessica.M.Hopper@abc.com Highlighs of Paul Ryan's remarks to AIPAC tonight ALL QUOTES ROUGH//CHECK AGAINST LOG TAPE - SNAPSTREAM below - You've heard a lot...from speakers - you know, what it's not enough though , the speeches, the statements all in the world mean nothing if you do not back them up with actions. 18:03 House renewed support for iron dome when rockets shot at it two years ago When return first trip of speakership will be to Israel As long as I am speaker we will not allow any leg that divides two countries - 18:04 "American is safer when we stand with Israel. So if there's one thing I would ask you to take away from this night it's this: my colleauges and I will do everything we can to concrete our friendship.." "that's what I think most time.some people say "Middle East a mess// a liability // hamstrings America 6:05 "friendships between two countries is in not just our countries interest but both countries interest - interest of the world" 6:06 6:10 "so why is our relationship with Israel so important? Because our fight in Israel against terrorism is one and the same: Israel is first target and America is ultimate target. Because they have same vaules 6:11 "but it does help police protect here in our country fails to realize what allies need 617 you're going to make a huge decision in 2016, and in the house we're hoping to crystallize that.take words of Gen. Patteson (?) 'we need to take our own side in this fight' SNAPSTREAM LOG H/T MALKA - MUST BE CHECKED applause] All I have to say is wow. It is nice to see you here today. [Applause] I want to say that thank you so much for invitee me today end of to Washington D.C. I heard from a lot of folks today you have heard from a lot of folks today. [Laughter] It is always a good thing when America's leaders declare support for Israel. But that is not enough. The speeches, statements speeches, statements, allthe burden of world me nothing if you did not back them up with action. [6:03:23 PM] [Cheers and applause] That is why two years ago when the rockets -- rockets were falling on tel aviv the house approved emergency support for the iron dome. [Applause] And that is why we did just two months of me taking the speakership we voted to fund every penny of our assistance commitment. [Applause] And that is why in my trip overseas as speaker of the house my first trip will be to return to Israel. [Cheers and applause] And that is why I can pledge to you tonight as long as I am speaker of the house house, mobile will not allow any legislation that divides our countries to come to the house floor for any consideration. [Applause] It is action and deeds that build trust. And our friendship is too important to. The dangers we face are two real to let there be any misgivings between us.Like my house colleagues I and a stand that America is not safer when we back away from Israel. It is safer when we stand with Israel. [Applause] So if there is one thing I would ask you to take away from tonight to is this common my colleagues and I will do everything we can and to strengthen ourfriendship. [6:05:26 PM] Digest with words but concrete achievements. Note taking funds for granted her leaving the middle lurch it is a priority in American leaders should act like is. [Applause] That is my take most Americans believe fumble sides of the aisle. But I do hear people raising doubts every now and then to say things like the middleEast is a mess it is none of our business. Why are we taking sides? The say however appliance is some liability. They say that I hamstrings America and cuts against our interests and in my experience it does us no good to wave off our opponents to dismiss them as narrow minded or be high-minded about it. That is a bridge to divide that deepens the divide. Instead we need to confront our critics' arguments head on and have a real conversation and I would say that I firmly believe thatthe friendship between our two countries is not just in Israel's interest in America's interest. [Applause] It is good for Israel and good for America and good for the world. It is really just a lesson in history. For many years we avoided but Thomas Jefferson called the entangling alliances. The great powers that they wanted to use for their own purposes so we stayed out. [6:07:39 PM] That all changes with world War II. We learn the hard way even if you don't go looking for trouble and has a way of finding you. The date that Japan bombed pearl harbor we realize to oceans could no longer protect us anymore. Our interest reached across the world and so did the threat. We could not be in north America north Africa the to deliberate the islands of the south pacific. We had to work with other countries who share our objective is. And we had to lead a global alliance.And a new threat to either merged setting up public regimes all across evening missiles that the friends in western Europe soviets faced the choice either withdrawfrom a the world and ourselves to make ourselves into a garrison state or pursue a four word meaning defense with icky video free nations to keep open commerce these are the years that we create the imf in did 1948 we're the first country to recognize minutes after she declared Independence. [Cheers and applause] >> The first country. [6:09:47 PM] Both the cold war A&M of World War we are safer when we work with each other and stem by a each other and trust each other because then with the threat ariseswe are confronted together. Those threats are very different now. North Korea displays the nuclear weapons Iran backs terrorist groups says it will jockey for dominance in the Middle East. It even with the rise of ISIS it has taken hold. To face the aggressive ideology. New York is that relationship so important? Because of the fight against terrorism the interest is one in the same. In we are the ultimate target. [Applause] Is a liberal democracy with those countries become stronger. And just remember and to fight terrorism in our country. [Cheers and applause] >> Pretty profound. This is the crux of the matter. The current administration understand that we need our allies but it fails to understand what our allies need. [6:11:58 PM] [Applause] They need more than assurances that we have their back but they need to see with their own eyes the commitments I do say this to castigate or police blamed the to bring clarity to the situation we're facing. This is the most fundamental misunderstanding that has undermined our security. Exhibit a is the everyonedeal. [Applause] I think that was a terrible deal. [Cheers and applause] Not since then have we seen like this deal. End because of this deal our friends in the bellies are losing faith in us or at least in our judgment.I really got billions of dollars of sanctions and relief in exchange for what? Or just taking up some of the nuclear program? Indebted 10 or 15 years they all expire? In other words, , they get something for E essentially nothing. If it was a steel. [Applause] And headed is if they don't cheat. [Laughter] [6:14:00 PM] We all want the negotiations to a succeed but we were supposed to get something out of its. It is fine to negotiate with their enemies. It really is but not at all your friends expense that doesn't make any of the safer. [Applause] I don't think it is an accident that every few months we hear of Iran launching another ballistic missile is said and dismantling the program. We legitimize it. This is a huge threat to Israel into our country is. I am going to make something clear with the publisher support it optimistic or skeptical and I sense a fewskeptics in this room today but it is your right to question your government on any issue at any time. [Cheers and applause] That is applied to aipac does and why you were here. If anybody questions that right, of beastie and with few. [Applause] So we have to do everything we can to shore up our alliance. We have to hold their Rand accountable for its violations and push back against Iranian aggression. A and extend our bilateral security agreement and also include missile defense. [6:16:02 PM] And one more thing to the ways avd means we have to push back with clarity. With any attempts by any other country to boycott to ever sanctioned Israel. This is where your voice is and must be heard. This is what they're going to do to us. We can and must me clear on this. And did you know, what this does? It sends a signal is the will stand by through a thick and thin. We have a choice coming. You have people running for president. But here is what we see. You have a choice coming.We will make a big choice in 2016 and along those lines in the house we will try to help crystallize that choice. In to design a strategy and to strengthen allegiances inthe with the words of general James Madison and that we need to take our own side in this fight. [Applause] There is a cited to be taking. Then we will need the help of aipac and everyone here today. A and we need especially the help of the young people better here in this room. [6:18:12 PM] [Applause] Why? Because of the decisions that we make today to determine what type of world you can hear it just knowing you want to take part gives me hope for the future because of your help we can do this. I want to leave you with this. We need to build a confident America. That it does not shrink from commitments or allies. Into a cozy up to Iran a confidence America keeps its word. We stand by our allies and Israel that is of those countries need. I do I just threw a lot that you into thinking what does he care about is real? -- Israel but there is a vibrant jewish comedian Wisconsin. [Applause] Id everyone are die-hard Green Bay packer fans. [Laughter] This is something we're very proud of. Also give a tour of the Israel committee and all walks of life. When we visited different houses of worship one of the most questions is what the short position on Israel? [6:20:20 PM] It is it just some constituency but my friends and family and neighbors. The committee has done so much for Wisconsin you will always have my deepest gratitude. [Applause] So I just want to thank you for having me tonight and in advance for the work between Israel and America to make sure we get it right make sure you keep doing it. God bless. Ali Dukakis Digital Journalist ABC News | Washington, D.C. c: 202 489 9458 @ajdukakis