IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 651 

Condemning the recent violent terrorist attack against Taylor Force and 

the recent wave of terrorism against Israel and Palestinian Authority 

President Mahmoud Abbas’ failure to condemn such attacks. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2016 

Mr. HASTINGS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the recent violent terrorist attack against Taylor 

Force and the recent wave of terrorism against Israel 

and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ 

failure to condemn such attacks. 

Whereas, on March 8, 2016, Mr. Taylor Force was stabbed 

to death by a Palestinian terrorist; 

Whereas Mr. Force was a graduate of West Point and served 

in the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer; 

Whereas Mr. Force honorably served tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq; 

Whereas Mr. Force was in Israel on a trip sponsored by Vanderbilt University at which he was pursuing a Masters in 

Business Administration; 


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Whereas after the tragic and horrific murder of Mr. Force, 

the United States and Israel condemned the terrorist who 

carried out the attack in the strongest terms possible and 

without delay; 

Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas refused to 

condemn the terrorist who murdered Mr. Force; 

Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ Fatah Party 

posted a cartoon on its Twitter account of a hand holding 

a knife over Israel and the Palestinian territories with a 

caption calling the Palestinian terrorist who murdered 

Mr. Force a hero and a martyr; 

Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ and the 

Fatah Party’s continued glorification of terrorists is not 

conducive to establishing an environment in which a 

peaceful resolution of the current conflict may be 

achieved; 

Whereas Mr. Force’s murder by a Palestinian terrorist is yet 

another tragedy in a sustained and growing trend of 

near-daily attacks by Palestinian terrorists against Israeli 

citizens and those who visit Israel in peace and friendship; 

Whereas President Abbas has characterized the recent rise of 

violence against Israelis by Palestinian terrorists as a 

‘‘justified uprising’’; 

Whereas President Abbas and Iran have championed payments to terrorists and their families, including Iran’s 

pledge to pay these terrorists and their families $7,000 

for committing acts of terrorism; 

Whereas these terrorist attacks must be and are condemned 

in the strongest terms by both the United States and 

Israel; and 


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Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas not only refuses to condemn the terrorists who carry out these attacks, but allows his party to glorify them and their heinous actions: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the United States— 

3 (1) should continue to condemn each and every 

4 act of violence against Israeli citizens and those who 

5 visit Israel in peace and friendship; 

6 (2) believes that any chance at lasting peace 

7 will only occur through peaceful, bilateral discus8 sions coupled with sound counsel from peaceful al9 lies; 

10 (3) expresses support for individuals and orga11 nizations working to encourage cooperation between 

12 Israelis and Palestinians dedicated to achieving a 

13 peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 

14 (4) calls on Palestinian Authority President 

15 Abbas and the international community to join us in 

16 condemning the current wave of terrorism in Israel; 

17 and 

18 (5) reaffirms the strong relationship between 

19 Israel and the United States. 

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