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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 775 

Condemning the New York City-Democratic Socialists of America (NYC– 

DSA) antisemitic and anti-Israel rally on October 8, 2023. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 11, 2023 

Mr. LAWLER (for himself, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. MILLERMEEKS, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 

GARBARINO, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New York) submitted the following resolution 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the New York City-Democratic Socialists of 

America (NYC–DSA) antisemitic and anti-Israel rally 

on October 8, 2023. 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists led a massive 

attack on the State of Israel, in which they launched 

thousands of rockets at the country, murdered civilians, 

including children and the elderly, and abducted over 100 

hostages into the Gaza Strip; 


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Whereas this gruesome and unprovoked attack took place on 

Shabbat, on the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat 

Torah in Israel, and on the 50th anniversary of the start 

of the Yom Kippur War; 

Whereas Hamas is a United States-designated Foreign terrorist organization whose founding charter states a commitment to destroying the State of Israel; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, following news of the attack, 

the New York City-Democratic Socialists of America 

(NYC–DSA) stated that ‘‘[t]oday’s events are a direct result of Israel’s apartheid regime’’ and that ‘‘[t]his was 

not unprovoked’’; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the NYC–DSA announced a 

rally in Times Square for October 8, 2023, ‘‘[i]n solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to resist 75 years of occupation and apartheid’’; 

Whereas, during the October 8th rally, attendees chanted 

phrases that supported the Hamas terrorist attack, including ‘‘resistance is justified when people are occupied’’ 

and ‘‘by any means necessary’’; 

Whereas one attendee at the rally held up a swastika sign on 

their phone; 

Whereas attendees at the rally stomped on and burned an 

Israeli flag; 

Whereas the presumption that the Hamas-instigated war 

against Israel is the fault of the Jewish state is both 

antisemitic and unequivocally false; and 

Whereas the NYC–DSA rally was condemned as antisemitic 

and anti-Israel by leading New York elected officials including New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York 

City Mayor Eric Adams: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the antisemitic and anti-Israel 

3 New York City–Democratic Socialists of America 

4 rally that celebrated the Hamas terrorist attack and 

5 the barbaric slaughter of Israelis; 

6 (2) stands with our ally Israel against terrorism 

7 and supports Israel’s right to defend itself; and 

8 (3) stands against antisemitism globally and in 

9 our own backyard. 

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