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IV118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 1449IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 16, 2024Ms. Manning (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONCondemning the global rise of antisemitism and calling upon countries and international bodies to counter antisemitism.

Whereas antisemitism is a threat to the fundamental freedoms, rights, security, and diversity of all citizens, societies, and countries;Whereas there has been an increase of antisemitic rhetoric and acts in many countries around the world;Whereas, in the months since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, Jewish communities around the world have experienced a significant increase in antisemitic threats;Whereas, in the Berlin Declaration of April 29, 2004, participating states of the Organization for Security and co-operation in Europe condemned antisemitism and committed to take specific actions to combat it;Whereas, in 2016, the 31 member states of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance adopted a legally nonbinding working definition of antisemitism, an important internationally recognized tool to increase understanding of antisemitism;Whereas, on May 25, 2023, the White House issued the United States National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, making clear that the fight against antisemitism is a national, bipartisan priority that must be successfully conducted through a whole-of-government-and-society approach;Whereas, on July 17, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the United States and partners unveiled the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism;Whereas the Global Guidelines constitute a multilateral framework encompassing 12 areas of public policy, including: Jewish community protection, the need for leaders to speak out against antisemitism, uniform collection of data about antisemitism, and education of the Holocaust and Jewish heritage;Whereas the Global Guidelines include policies to monitor and combat antisemitism that can be implemented and adapted to a wide variety of national, regional, and cultural contexts; andWhereas more than 40 states and international bodies have endorsed the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—(1)condemns the rise of antisemitism in countries around the world;(2)welcomes the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism unveiled by the United States and partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 17, 2024;(3)calls upon states and international bodies to take action to counter antisemitism, including by endorsing and embracing the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism; and(4)encourages greater action and international cooperation to counter antisemitism.