the pro-assad and the anti assad opposition forces are attacking civilians as they try to flee. there are reports that both sides are trying to do this and that is important because there is talk about the good buys and the best guys and the pro-west and the anti-west and we re seeing a break down of everything in syria. both sides attacking civilians, civilians trying to flee, both sides trying to get out of the conflict area and that is the key at this point. but it does appear there isn t much help on the way. the evacuation efforts have been stalled because every time there is a announcement there is going to be an evacuation, at least one of the bus conveys seems to come under attack, arthel. it is just not right. conor powell, live in jerusalem. eric. never again. you know that was the legacy and the promise of the civilized world in the aftermath of the holocaust. but as we have seen, this humanitarian catastrophe unfold
resettled in the area by the lutherans. some syrians feel it s their obligation to open their hearts and their homes to their fellow syrians, whether they be muslim or different faith. others are very concerned because of the pro-assad, pro-government feelings of many local syrians. they re concerned that many of the people coming are islamic and are antiregime and that that can create some tension. where do you stand on the issue? where have you been voting? look, i supported the legislation the other day that would allow for a pause, a pause to allow us just to better reinforce our existing programs on refugees. and so and by the way, i m on the committee, the appropriations committee, i m on the committee that actually does provide the funding for refugee assistance, and we ve provided over $3 billion of refugee assistance in this fiscal year, $2.5 billion for the refugees overseas, $500 million here and i m not counting the monies for the unaccompanied children. i understand
hannah, but the community is largely split on the syrian refugee question. i think eight refugees have been resettled in the area by the lutherans. some syrians feel it s their obligation to open their hearts and their homes to their fellow syrians, whether they be muslim or different faith. others are very concerned because of the pro-assad, pro-government feelings of many local syrians. they re concerned that many of the people coming are islamic and are antiregime and that that can create some tension. where do you stand on the issue? where have you been voting? look, i supported the legislation the other day that would allow for a pause, a pause to allow us just to better reinforce our existing programs on refugees. and so and by the way, i m on the committee, the appropriations committee, i m on the committee that actually does provide the funding for refugee assistance, and we ve provided over $3 billion of refugee assistance in this fiscal year, $2.5 billion for the refuge
argument this week that being against intervention does not make one pro-peace but pro-war and pro-assad. how do you respond to that? i don t know. that s an interesting argument. in terms of having concern about atrocities like this, we all do. i m still outraged about what happened at sandy hook and we ve forgotten about that tragedtrag. they killed over 100,000 people over the past three years in syria. whether you engage in mass murder of civilians with tanks or missiles or chemical weapons is irrelevant. i know the world decided to make that a world line almost a hundred years ago but to me an atrocity is an atrocity. i think there are ways that the international community needs to
members of congress know what they want to do. i hope that they would be asking themselves, everybody wants peace in syria. and the question i saw posed elsewhere that i think is a fantastic question is being pro-peace does that mean being pro-assad if in fact he s responsible for the death by chemical warfare? right. i think regardless of whether you re a jewish member of congress and regardless of what religion you re coming from, i think an assault on human rights is an assault on human rights and the president has been speaking out and making clear that he believes that it s been an assault on human. i m just a facts kind of person. i don t feel like we should impose on jewish members or other members to publicly integrate their personal observance with how they are thinking about syria. shameless plugs, start us off. happy new year to my jewish