In the Senate of the United States, 

December 9, 2014. 

Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 107) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by 

Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of international humanitarian law.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike the preamble and insert the following: 

Whereas the use of human shields is unconscionable and morally unacceptable; 

Whereas since June 15, 2014, there have been over 2,000 rockets fired by Hamas and other terrorist organizations from 

Gaza into Israel; 

Whereas Hamas uses civilian populations as human shields by 

placing their missile batteries in densely populated areas 

and near schools, hospitals, and mosques; 

Whereas Israel dropped leaflets, made announcements, placed 

phone calls, and sent text messages to the Palestinian people in Gaza warning them in advance that an attack was 

imminent, and went to extraordinary lengths to target 

only terrorist actors and to minimize collateral damage; 
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Whereas Hamas urged the residents of Gaza to ignore the 

Israeli warnings and to remain in their houses and encouraged Palestinians to gather on the roofs of their homes 

to act as human shields; 

Whereas on July 23, 2014, the 46-Member UN Human Rights 

Council passed a resolution to form a commission of inquiry over Israel’s operations in Gaza that completely fails 

to condemn Hamas for its indiscriminate rocket attacks 

and its unconscionable use of human shields, with the 

United States being the lone dissenting vote; 

Whereas public reports have cited the role of Iran and Syria 

in providing material support and training to Hamas and 

other terrorist groups carrying out rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza; 

Whereas throughout the summer of 2006 conflict between the 

State of Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah, 

Hezbollah forces utilized innocent civilians as human 

shields; 

Whereas al Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Islamic State of Iraq and the 

Levant (ISIL), and other foreign terrorist organizations 

typically use innocent civilians as human shields; 

Whereas the United States and Israel have cooperated on missile defense projects, including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, 

and the Arrow Anti-Missile System, projects designed to 

thwart a diverse range of threats, including short-range 

missiles and rockets fired by non-state actors, such as 

Hamas; 

Whereas the United States provided $460,000,000 in fiscal 

year 2014 for Iron Dome research, development, and production; 
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Whereas during the most recent rocket attacks from Gaza, Iron 

Dome successfully intercepted dozens of rockets that were 

launched against Israeli population centers; and 

Whereas 5,000,000 Israelis are currently living under the 

threat of rocket attacks from Gaza: Now, therefore, be it 

Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 

following: 

1 That Congress— 

2 (1) strongly condemns the use of innocent civil3 ians as human shields; 

4 (2) calls on the international community to rec5 ognize and condemn Hamas’ use of human shields; 

6 (3) places responsibility for the rocket attacks 

7 against Israel on Hamas and other terrorist organi8 zations, such as Palestine Islamic Jihad; 

9 (4) supports the sovereign right of the Govern10 ment of Israel to defend its territory and its citizens 

11 from Hamas’ rocket attacks, kidnapping attempts, 

12 and the use of tunnels and other means to carry out 

13 attacks against Israel; 

14 (5) expresses condolences to the families of the 

15 innocent victims on both sides of the conflict; 

16 (6) supports Palestinian civilians who reject 

17 Hamas and all forms of terrorism and violence, desir18 ing to live in peace with their Israeli neighbors; 
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1 (7) supports efforts to demilitarize the Gaza 

2 Strip, removing Hamas’s means to target Israel, in3 cluding its use of tunnels, rockets, and other means; 

4 and 

5 (8) condemns the United Nations Human Rights 

6 Council’s biased resolution establishing a commission 

7 of inquiry into Israel’s Gaza operations. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A concurrent resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by 

Hamas and other terrorist organizations.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 107 

AMENDMENTS