H. Res. 894 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 5, 2023. 

Whereas acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, and violence based on ethnicity or religion have no place in our 

country nor in the global community; 

Whereas the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s 

working definition of antisemitism is widely accepted and 

serves as a critical tool to help individuals comprehend 

and identify the various manifestations of antisemitism; 

Whereas, since the massacre of innocent Israelis by Hamas, 

an Iran-backed terrorist organization, on October 7, 

2023, antisemitic incidents of harassment, vandalism, 

and assault in the United States have spiked 388 percent 

over the same period last year, according to reports from 

the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism; 

Whereas drastic increases in antisemitic activity has also 

been seen in Jewish communities around the world since 

the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks; 

Whereas the slogan ‘‘From the River to the Sea’’, which is 

a rallying cry for the eradication of the State of Israel 

and the Jewish people, has been used by anti-Israel protesters in the United States and globally; 
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Whereas, on October 8, 2023, a car with individuals holding 

Palestinian flags appeared to intentionally swerve out of 

its lane, nearly hitting a visibly Jewish family in Clifton, 

New Jersey; 

Whereas, on October 15, 2023, an individual in New York, 

New York, punched a Jewish woman in the face at 

Grand Central Terminal solely because she was Jewish; 

Whereas, on October 28, 2023, a Jewish man in Sydney, 

Australia, was severely injured by 3 anti-Israel rioters, in 

which he was punched in the head at least 12 times, suffered a concussion, 2 black eyes, and 4 spinal fractures; 

Whereas, on November 3, 2023, a Jewish woman’s store in 

New York City was attacked by a mob of anti-Israel protesters all because she hung posters of Israeli hostages in 

the store window; 

Whereas, on November 3, 2023, 4 masked men walked into 

a restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to tear down an Israeli flag and yelled ‘‘Free Palestine’’; 

Whereas, on November 4, 2023, an Arizona man was arrested by Federal authorities for threatening to execute 

a local Rabbi and ‘‘every other JEW I can find tonight 

at midnight of your Sabbath’’; 

Whereas, on November 4, 2023, during an anti-Israel protest 

in Washington, DC, rioters shouted their support for 

Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and other acts of 

terror targeting Israel, called for the end of the State of 

Israel, and spewed hateful and vile language amplifying 

antisemitic themes; 

Whereas, during that same protest in Washington, DC, rioters stormed and tried to scale the White House fence, 
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vandalized property by staining blood-red handprints onto 

the side of the White House pillars, and spray painted 

‘‘Death to Israel’’ and ‘‘Glory to our Martyrs’’ on buildings in DC; 

Whereas, on November 6, 2023, Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old 

Jewish man, tragically died due to injuries sustained 

when an anti-Israel protester struck him in the head with 

a megaphone in Los Angeles, California; 

Whereas, on November 11, 2023, as part of a massive antiIsrael protest, rioters set off smokebombs in front of a 

synagogue in London, England; 

Whereas, on November 12, 2023, police found several 

headstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn, Ohio, were desecrated with 

swastikas; 

Whereas, on November 13, 2023, a mezuzah was torn off the 

doorpost of a Jewish person’s apartment and a knife was 

stuck into the wood in its place in Milan, Italy; 

Whereas, on November 13, 2023, the evening before the 

March for Israel in Washington, DC, anti-Israel rioters 

vandalized a Jewish medical tent by spray painting ‘‘Free 

Gaza’’, ‘‘Palestine Will Be Free’’, and ‘‘Gaza Will Win’’; 

and 

Whereas, on November 15, 2023, anti-Israel protesters illegally blocked and violently attacked the Democratic National Committee headquarters, endangering the lives of 

individuals inside, including Members of Congress, and 

injuring 6 Capitol Police Officers; Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) strongly condemns and denounces all instances 

of antisemitism occurring in the United States and globally; 

(2) reaffirms and reiterates its strong support for 

the Jewish community at home and abroad; 

(3) calls on elected officials and world leaders to 

condemn and fight all forms of domestic and global antisemitism; 

(4) clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is 

antisemitism; and 

(5) rejects all forms of terror, hate, discrimination, 

and harassment of members of the Jewish community. 

Attest: 

Clerk.