[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 418 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 418

Condemning Hamas and antisemitic student activities on college campuses 
                         in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 19, 2023

Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
  Budd) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning Hamas and antisemitic student activities on college campuses 
                         in the United States.

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas invaded Israel, 
        massacred at least 1,400 Israeli civilians, wounded more than 3,700 
        civilians, and took unarmed civilians as hostages;
Whereas at least 30 United States citizens have been killed, and at least 13 
        United States citizens are still missing;
Whereas Hamas has perpetrated barbaric atrocities, including the targeted 
        killing, rape, and mutilation of civilian men, women, and children, 
        including infants;
Whereas, in the wake of such horrific attacks, students at universities in the 
        United States have praised and justified the actions of Hamas, expressed 
        solidarity with the terrorists, and vocally supported the atrocities of 
        Hamas, including the murder of children;
Whereas students at Harvard University wrote that they ``hold the Israeli regime 
        entirely responsible for all unfolding violence'';
Whereas the President of the Student Bar Association of New York University 
        School of Law wrote ``to express, first and foremost, my unwavering and 
        absolute solidarity with Palestinians in their resistance against 
        oppression toward liberation and self-determination. Israel bears full 
        responsibility for this tremendous loss of life'';
Whereas students at the Ohio State University praised ``our heroic resistance in 
        Gaza who have shown the world yet again that the spirit of the 
        Palestinian people cannot and will not be trampled, and that our 
        resistance to Zionism and Western imperialism remains strong'';
Whereas the University of North Carolina chapter of Students for Justice in 
        Palestine claimed ``it is our moral obligation to be in solidarity with 
        the dispossessed, no matter the pathway to liberation they choose to 
        take. This includes violence'';
Whereas the New York University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine 
        rejected ``peaceful discourse'' and instead claimed ``there is no peace 
        in a colonized people living under occupation, subjugation, and 
        apartheid'';
Whereas the University of Virginia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine 
        declared that the mass murder of civilians was ``an unprecedented feat 
        for the 21st century'' and ``a step towards a free Palestine'';
Whereas Columbia University was forced to close its campus to the public after 
        an Israeli student was violently assaulted;
Whereas students across the country have organized protests and vigils in 
        solidarity with Hamas, praising the actions of the terrorist 
        organization and chanting antisemitic slogans; and
Whereas the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of 
        increased threats in the United States by actors inspired by Hamas: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) fully and completely condemns the outrageous terrorist 
        attacks by Hamas on the people of Israel, which resulted in the 
        mass murder of civilians, including babies;
            (2) denounces the rhetoric of anti-Israel, pro-Hamas 
        student groups as antisemitic, repugnant, and morally 
        contemptible for sympathizing with genocidal violence against 
        the State of Israel and risking the physical safety of Jewish 
        Americans in the United States;
            (3) acknowledges that Israel has the right to exist and 
        defend itself;
            (4) emphasizes that Jewish Americans have the right to 
        safety and security in the United States; and
            (5) encourages the United States Government to fully and 
        completely support Israel and its right to exist and defend 
        itself.
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