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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1224 

Condemning President Biden’s threat to withhold aid and military assistance 

to Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2024 

Mr. VAN DREW submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning President Biden’s threat to withhold aid and 

military assistance to Israel. 

Whereas Hamas terrorists broke a cease-fire and committed 

an unprovoked attack on October 7, 2023, killing 1,300 

men, women, children, and elderly people, and taking 

hostage over 250 others; 

Whereas more than 30 Americans were amongst those killed, 

and of the 132 hostages that are still believed to be alive, 

approximately 5 are American; 

Whereas Hamas has promised to commit October 7th style 

attacks on Israel ‘‘again and again’’ until they annihilate 

the State of Israel; 


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Whereas the original Hamas Covenant in 1988 made clear 

their desire for the complete destruction of Israel as an 

essential condition for the liberation of Palestine; 

Whereas calls for the destruction of Israel are inseparably 

linked to calls for the annihilation of the Jewish people; 

Whereas Israeli civilians and population centers have been 

the target of more than 15,000 rocket, mortar, drone, 

and other projectiles attacks; 

Whereas Israel has every right to defend itself against those 

perpetrating these attacks and the right to take any steps 

necessary to once and for all eradicate the threat to its 

sovereignty and people posed by Hamas; 

Whereas Hamas has developed an intricate and vast network 

of tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip for smuggling and 

warfare and has strategically placed key portions of its 

tunnel system under heavily populated civilian districts, 

hospitals, and schools; 

Whereas Hamas uses civilians as human shields, intentionally 

causing incidental deaths and injuries to Gazan civilians, 

which helps to further perpetuate their motive to frame 

Israel as the unlawful aggressor; 

Whereas Hamas has stolen humanitarian aid meant for the 

civilian population as well as materials such as concrete 

and medical supplies meant for the construction of much 

needed civilian housing and hospitals for themselves, 

highlighting that these terrorists have little to no regard 

for the well-being of the people they supposedly represent; 

Whereas the United States and Israel are longstanding allies 

and partners in defense; 


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Whereas, in order to aid Israel in its war to eradicate 

Hamas, Congress passed a supplemental appropriation of 

$26,380,000,000, which was signed into law by President 

Joe Biden on April 23, 2024; 

Whereas an antisemitic surge on college campuses in recent 

weeks has raised political pressure on the President to 

place conditions on disbursement of aid to Israel; 

Whereas, on May 6, 2024, Israel ordered the evacuation of 

civilians from the city of Rafah prior to an Israeli offensive meant to eradicate the remaining Hamas brigades 

hiding within the city; 

Whereas, on May 7, 2024, Biden stated that the United 

States would not supply Israel with certain weapons and 

artillery shells if its military invades Rafah; 

Whereas the halting of this aid emboldens Hamas and will 

lengthen the timeline of this war; and 

Whereas this aid has been lawfully agreed upon by Congress 

and the President, and its withholding may be considered 

a violation of these legally binding agreements, potentially resulting in detrimental consequences for diplomatic 

relations and military strategy between the United States 

and Israel: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns President Biden’s threat to with3 hold aid and military assistance to Israel; and 

4 (2) urges the immediate resumption of full sup5 port and assistance, consistent with the passage into 

6 law of H.R. 8034. 

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