Pritzker, other lawmakers stand in solidarity with Israel, condemn Ha…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – ​​Governor J.B. Pritzker declared the state’s support for Israel Tuesday after Hamas launched a violent attack against the country over the weekend.

“The people of Israel should all know that America and Illinois unequivocally stands with them in their battle to end the ongoing Hamas attacks,” Prizker said.

He and other elected officials stood in solidarity with the state’s Jewish community.

“Let me be clear,” Prizker said. “There are many peace loving Palestinians, and we must honor them but Hamas, Hamas is a terrorist organization, an army of murderers backed by Iran.”

Pritzker expressed concern for the Israeli people and called Hamas’ taking of more than one hundred hostages, “sickening.”

“The whole world can see the images and videos of the invasion, the slaughtering of Israeli families, and the kidnappings of loved ones is sickening,” Pritzker said. “We pray today for the strength and safety of…