Palmer outraged over Alabamians in Israel having to pay their own way home

Chaos in the Middle East spurred by brutal attacks from Hamas against Israel has left thousands dead and wounded. While stories of Alabamians making a safe return home in the wake of the conflict have offered hope, an untold number of Alabama residents are among the Americans still trying to secure their way home. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said he’s working to get them home, despite an unhelpful U.S. State Department. “My focus right now, and again this morning, is trying to get Alabamians out, Americans, out of Israel. There’s a couple from Birmingham that are over there right now, I talked