[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 231

  Condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway 
        Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2019

  Ms. Harris (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway 
        Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.

Whereas, on April 27, 2019, a 19-year-old armed with an assault rifle attacked 
        the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, while 
        congregants were celebrating the last day of the Passover holiday;
Whereas the gunman wounded Almog Peretz, Noya Dahan, and Rabbi Yisroel 
        Goldstein;
Whereas Lori Gilbert Kaye, a founding member of the congregation, was killed 
        while bravely saving the life of Rabbi Goldstein;
Whereas, in describing the attack, Rabbi Goldstein said--

    (1) ``. . . Lori took the bullet for all of us. She died to protect all 
of us''; and

    (2) ``This is Lori. This is her legacy, and her legacy will continue. 
It could have been so much worse.'';

Whereas Oscar Stewart, a veteran of the Army, and Jonathan Morales, a border 
        patrol agent, bravely fought back, running toward the perpetrator of the 
        attack;
Whereas law enforcement and first responders, including the San Diego Sheriff's 
        Department, acted quickly and professionally to respond to the attack 
        and care for the victims;
Whereas the perpetrator of the attack, who expressed White supremacist and White 
        nationalist sentiments, entered the synagogue shouting anti-Semitic 
        slurs;
Whereas the attack occurred 6 months to the day after the attack on the Tree of 
        Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which killed 11 innocent 
        people and injured 6 others, including 4 law enforcement officers;
Whereas anti-Semitism is an age-old form of prejudice, discrimination, 
        persecution, and marginalization of Jewish people that runs counter to 
        the values of the United States;
Whereas, according to an annual audit conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, 
        in 2018--

    (1) anti-Semitic incidents remained at near-historic levels in the 
United States; and

    (2) the number of anti-Semitic incidents with known connections to 
extremists or inspired by extremist ideology reached the highest levels 
since 2004;

Whereas, in a manifesto attributed to the perpetrator of the attack, the 
        perpetrator of the attack claimed responsibility for the burning of a 
        mosque in Escondido, California, and demonstrated anti-Muslim bias;
Whereas growing White supremacy and White nationalism is--

    (1) a threat to the security of the United States; and

    (2) antithetical to the American values of dignity and respect of all 
people, including Jewish, Muslim, Black, Latino, Asian American, immigrant, 
and LGBTQ peoples; and

Whereas hate has no place in the United States and there is a duty to condemn 
        all forms of hatred: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad 
        of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 
        2019, which killed 1 individual and injured 3 others;
            (2) honors the memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was killed 
        in the attack;
            (3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recovery for the 
        individuals injured in the attack;
            (4) offers heartfelt condolences to--
                    (A) the Chabad of Poway congregation;
                    (B) the San Diego area Jewish community; and
                    (C) the friends and family of those individuals 
                affected by the tragedy;
            (5) recognizes the dedicated service of the law enforcement 
        emergency response officials and medical professionals who 
        responded to the attack and cared for the victims; and
            (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to 
        condemn--
                    (A) anti-Semitism;
                    (B) White supremacy;
                    (C) White nationalism; and
                    (D) all forms of hatred.
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