IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 789 

Condemning the heinous actions of Hamas and affirming the support of 

the United States for Israel’s right to exist and defend itself. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 16, 2023 

Mr. VAN DREW submitted the following resolution 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the heinous actions of Hamas and affirming 

the support of the United States for Israel’s right to 

exist and defend itself. 

Whereas the State of Israel was established in 1948, following the adoption of the United Nations Partition Plan 

for Palestine, and has since been recognized by the international community as a sovereign state; 

Whereas Israel has faced numerous armed conflicts and terrorist attacks since its establishment, including the War 

of Independence from 1948 through 1949, the Six-Day 

War in 1967, the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and repeated rocket attacks from terrorist organizations; 


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•HRES 789 IH 

Whereas Israel has entered into peace agreements with neighboring countries including Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 

1993, and has engaged in peace negotiations with Palestinian leadership, indicating its willingness for peaceful 

coexistence; 

Whereas the founding charter of Hamas, issued in 1988, advocated for the destruction of Israel and has utilized violent means for achieving a Palestinian state, underscoring the organization’s long-standing hostility towards 

Israel and its inhabitants; 

Whereas the United States and Israel share a long-standing 

friendship and alliance, rooted in shared values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law; 

Whereas Hamas terrorists crossed the land border and began 

slaughtering Israelis and abducting hostages in towns in 

southern Israel, including children and the elderly; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a 

massive, unprovoked war on Israel by air, land, and sea, 

including firing thousands of rockets; 

Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas launched over 5,000 

rockets into southern and central Israel; 

Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have killed 

over 1,300 Israelis and injured more than 3,000 others; 

Whereas at least 22 United States citizens in Israel are 

among those killed by Hamas since October 7, 2023; 

Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; 

Whereas, on October 7, there has not been more Jewish 

deaths in one day since the Holocaust; 


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•HRES 789 IH 

Whereas, on October 10, 2023, Israel confirmed that Hamas 

terrorists slaughtered 40 infants; and 

Whereas Hamas is a United States, Australia, Canada, 

Japan, European Union, and the United Kingdom-designated foreign terrorist organization: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) undisputedly reaffirms Israel’s right to 

3 exist; 

4 (2) fully supports Israel’s right to self-defense; 

5 (3) ardently condemns Hamas’ brutal war 

6 against Israel; 

7 (4) calls on the international community to un8 equivocally condemn Hamas’ brutal war against 

9 Israel; and 

10 (5) urges the international community to sup11 port Israel and call out any and all forms of anti12 semitism. 

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