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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1359 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad 

Shalit held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2010 

Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli 

soldier Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas, and for 

other purposes. 

Whereas Congress previously expressed its concern for missing Israeli soldiers in Public Law 106–89 (113 Stat. 

1305; November 8, 1999), which required the Secretary 

of State to raise the status of missing Israeli soldiers 

with appropriate government officials of Syria, Lebanon, 

the Palestinian Authority, and other governments in the 

region, and to submit to Congress reports on those efforts and any subsequent discovery of relevant information; 

Whereas the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 107 on 

March 13, 2007, regarding Gilad Shalit and other Israeli 

soldiers illegally attacked and captured by terrorists; 


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Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on September 12, 2005; 

Whereas, on June 25, 2006, contrary to international humanitarian law and the most basic standards of human conduct, Hamas together with allied terrorists crossed into 

Israel to attack a military post, killing two soldiers and 

wounding and kidnapping Gilad Shalit in a blatantly illegal and extortionate effort to coerce the Government of 

Israel; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian law 

and the most basic standards of human conduct, has prevented access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian law 

and the most basic standards of human conduct, has 

failed to provide Gilad Shalit the humane treatment all 

captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian law 

and the most basic standards of human conduct, has refused to provide Gilad Shalit with regular contact with 

his family or any other party, or to allow his family to 

know where he is being held; 

Whereas Hamas, contrary to international humanitarian law 

and the most basic standards of human conduct, has 

compelled Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to illegally and extortionately coerce 

the Government of Israel; and 

Whereas Gilad Shalit has been held in captivity by Hamas for 

almost four years: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) demands that— 

2 (A) Hamas immediately and uncondition3 ally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; and 

4 (B) Hamas accede to the requirements of 

5 international humanitarian law and the most 

6 basic standards of human conduct by— 

7 (i) allowing prompt access to the 

8 Israeli captives by competent medical per9 sonnel and representatives of the Inter10 national Committee of the Red Cross; 

11 (ii) providing Gilad Shalit the humane 

12 treatment all captives are entitled to as a 

13 fundamental human right; 

14 (iii) facilitating regular communica15 tion by Gilad Shalit with his family and 

16 allow his family to know where he is being 

17 held; and 

18 (iv) ceasing to compel Gilad Shalit to 

19 appear in video and voice recordings in20 tended to illegally and extortionately coerce 

21 the Government of Israel; 

22 (2) expresses— 

23 (A) its vigorous support and unwavering 

24 commitment to the welfare, security, and sur25 vival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and 


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1 democratic state within recognized and secure 

2 borders; 

3 (B) its strong support and deep interest in 

4 achieving a resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian 

5 conflict through the creation of a democratic, 

6 viable, and independent Palestinian state living 

7 in peace alongside of the State of Israel; 

8 (C) its ongoing concern and sympathy for 

9 the family of Gilad Shalit; and 

10 (D) its full commitment to continue to 

11 seek the immediate and unconditional release of 

12 Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers; 

13 (3) recalls— 

14 (A) the illegal and barbaric attack on and 

15 kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser 

16 and Eldad Regev on July 12, 2006, by the 

17 Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and 

18 (B) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya 

19 Baumel, Zvi Feldman, and Yehuda Katz, miss20 ing since June 11, 1982, Ron Arad, who was 

21 captured on October 16, 1986, Guy Hever, last 

22 seen on August 17, 1997, and Majdy Halabi, 

23 last seen on May 24, 2005; and 

24 (4) condemns— 


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1 (A) Hamas for the grossly illegal and im2 moral cross border attack and kidnapping of 

3 Gilad Shalit; and 

4 (B) Iran and Syria, the primary state 

5 sponsors and patrons of Hamas, for their ongo6 ing support for international terrorism. 

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