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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 485 

Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of recent terrorist 

attacks and condemning the Palestinian Authority for inciting an atmosphere of violence. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 21, 2015 

Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. COOK, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. PERRY, 

Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Ms. GRANGER, 

Mr. SALMON, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. ZINKE, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. DOLD, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 

Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CURBELO

of Florida, Mr. ROUZER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. GIBSON, 

Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. DENT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. RATCLIFFE, 

Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. GOSAR, 

Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. KATKO, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. MACARTHUR) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake 

of recent terrorist attacks and condemning the Palestinian Authority for inciting an atmosphere of violence. 

Whereas the United States is the single largest donor to the 

Palestinians, having committed over $5,000,000,000 in 

bilateral assistance with the aims of preventing terrorism 

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tions; fostering stability, prosperity, and self-governance 

in the West Bank; and meeting humanitarian needs; 

Whereas the Palestinian Authority makes payments to terrorists who are in Israeli jails; 

Whereas the Oslo II Agreement specifically details that Israel 

and the Palestinian Authority shall ‘‘abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other 

and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of 

expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals 

within their jurisdiction’’; 

Whereas no aid is permitted for a power-sharing Palestinian 

Authority government that includes Hamas as a member, 

or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over 

which Hamas exercises ‘‘undue influence’’ unless the 

President certifies that the Palestinian Authority government, including all ministers, has ‘‘publicly accepted and 

is complying with’’ conditions that they recognize the 

Jewish state of Israel’s right to exist and accept previous 

Israeli-Palestinian agreements; 

Whereas Fatah and Hamas agreed to the June 2014 formation of a consensus Palestinian Authority government; 

Whereas Hamas retains de facto control over the Gaza Strip; 

Whereas Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas 

said in September 2015 that ‘‘Each drop of blood that 

was spilled in Jerusalem is pure blood as long as it’s for 

the sake of Allah. Every shahid (martyr) will be in heaven and every wounded person will be rewarded, by Allah’s 

will.’’; 

Whereas, on October 14, 2015, President Mahmoud Abbas 

falsely accused the Government of Israel of executing a 


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Palestinian boy, who is alive and recovering in an Israeli 

hospital after he stabbed an innocent Israeli citizen and 

was hit by an automobile, thus continuing to incite violence against innocent Israelis; and 

Whereas seven people have been killed and dozens have been 

wounded in several terrorist attacks against Israelis committed by Palestinians from September 13, 2015, 

through October 14, 2015, including— 

(1) a September 13th attack on a personal vehicle 

in Jerusalem which resulted in the driver’s death; 

(2) an October 1st attack in Samaria where a rabbi 

and his wife were murdered in front of their four children; 

(3) an October 3rd attack in Jerusalem where a 

young man was stabbed to death in front of his wife and 

child, who also suffered wounds; 

(4) an October 4th attack in Jerusalem where a 

teenager was stabbed; 

(5) a series of attacks on October 7th involving a 

knife attack at a shopping mall, an attack on a woman 

driving her car in Tekoa, a stabbing in the Old City of 

Jerusalem, and an attack on an Israeli Defense Forces 

(IDF) soldier near Tel Aviv; 

(6) a series of attacks on October 8th involving a 

stabbing of a female IDF soldier and three others in Tel 

Aviv, a stabbing in Jerusalem, a stabbing near Hebron, 

and a stabbing of an IDF soldier near Galilee; 

(7) a series of attacks on October 9th involving 5 

children wounded by rocks, a boy beaten and stabbed in 

Jerusalem, a police officer who was stabbed near Hebron, 

and a woman whose car was attacked near Jerusalem; 

(8) a series of attacks on October 10th involving 2 

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cers who were stabbed in Jerusalem, a bus driver who 

was injured in Jerusalem, and a woman who was injured 

while driving south of Jerusalem; 

(9) a series of attacks on October 11th involving a 

police officer who was injured when an explosive device 

was detonated during a traffic stop, and four people, including a girl celebrating her 15th birthday, who were injured when a terrorist rammed his car into the victims 

and proceeded to stab them; 

(10) a series of attacks on October 12th involving a 

stabbing in Jerusalem, a border policeman who was 

stabbed in Jerusalem, a man and a 13-year-old boy who 

were stabbed in Jerusalem, and a soldier who was 

stabbed on a bus in Jerusalem; 

(11) a series of attacks on October 13th involving 

the stabbing of five people north of Tel Aviv, a shooting 

and stabbing on a bus in Jerusalem, and the stabbing 

and shooting of 5 people, including a rabbi, in Jerusalem; 

and 

(12) a series of attacks in Jerusalem on October 

14th involving a woman who was stabbed at a bus station 

and a terrorist who attacked armed guards: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses support for the recent terrorism 

3 victims and their families in Israel, the people of 

4 Israel, and the Government of Israel; 

5 (2) condemns terrorism committed under the 

6 auspices of the Palestinian Authority; 


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1 (3) calls on Palestinian leaders to cease sup2 porting, justifying, inciting, or allowing terrorist ac3 tivities in Israel; 

4 (4) urges the President of the United States to 

5 emphatically condemn the attacks carried out 

6 against innocent Israelis and freeze all United States 

7 funding to the Palestinian Authority until their lead8 ers openly increase efforts to end their incitement of 

9 violence; 

10 (5) is concerned about the use of national secu11 rity waivers to continue supplying aid to the Pales12 tinian Authority; and 

13 (6) demands, as a condition of continued 

14 United States aid consistent with section 620K of 

15 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

16 2378b), as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 

17 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–449; 120 Stat. 3318), 

18 that the President re-certify that the Palestinian Au19 thority government, including all ministers, has pub20 licly accepted and is complying with the principles of 

21 such section 620K, which demand the recognition of 

22 Israel’s right to exist and the acceptance of previous 

23 Israeli-Palestinian agreements. 

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