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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1323 

Rejecting the United Nations decision to place the Israel Defense Force 

on a list of child’s rights abusers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2024 

Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. LAWLER, and Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Rejecting the United Nations decision to place the Israel 

Defense Force on a list of child’s rights abusers. 

Whereas over 1,200 innocent people in Israel were murdered 

by Hamas and other terrorists on October 7, 2023; 

Whereas Hamas and other terrorists took over 250 innocent 

people hostage, including children; 

Whereas, since October 7, Israel has been fighting a war to 

eliminate the threat posed by Hamas, restore security, 

and free the hostages; 

Whereas Hamas and other terrorists in Gaza frequently use 

civilians and civilian infrastructure as human shields, 

which is a war crime; 


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•HRES 1323 IH 

Whereas Hamas has used funds intended for humanitarian 

needs to build a massive tunnel network under Gaza for 

its terror activities; 

Whereas the United Nations continues to refuse to recognize 

Hamas as a terrorist organization; 

Whereas Hamas Chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, has said that 

civilian Palestinian casualties are a part of Hamas strategy; 

Whereas the Israel Defense Forces take unprecedented precautions to reduce harm to civilians while fighting in a 

defensive war, including aborting strikes when civilians 

are identified close to targets and warning and evacuating civilians prior to planned strikes; 

Whereas the United States recognizes the right of Israel to 

protect and defend its citizens from those, like Hamas, 

Hezbollah, and Iran, that seek the destruction of the 

State of Israel; 

Whereas the United Nations routinely relies on Hamas-supplied casualty figures for its reports; 

Whereas, since the massacre on October 7, 2023, United Nations bias against Israel has reached unprecedented levels; 

Whereas, in May 2024, the United Nations halved its count 

of Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza following widespread criticism over the lack of verification 

of its Hamas-supplied data; 

Whereas the United Nations has a long and documented history of anti-Israel bias including by passing more resolutions targeting Israel than any other country in the 

world; 


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•HRES 1323 IH 

Whereas, in June 2024, the United Nations Secretary General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict included the Israel Defense Forces on a list of parties to 

conflict that have not put in place adequate measures to 

protect children: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) rejects the decision of United Nations Sec3 retary General Anto ́nio Guterres to include the 

4 Israel Defense Forces on a list of parties to conflict 

5 that have not put in place adequate measures to pro6 tect children; 

7 (2) condemns the United Nations’ longstanding 

8 bias against Israel across multiple United Nations 

9 bodies, including the United Nations Human Rights 

10 Council and United Nations Security Council; 

11 (3) condemns Hamas use of human shields and 

12 urges the Biden administration to fully utilize the 

13 authorities in the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as 

14 Defenseless Shields Act to impose sanctions on 

15 Hamas and other terrorists’ use of human shields; 

16 (4) calls on Hamas to free all remaining hos17 tages; and 

18 (5) reaffirms its support for the State of Israel 

19 and Israel’s right to defend itself. 

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