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, fol-
lowing the adoption of the United Nations Partition Plan 
for Palestine, and has since been recognized by the inter-
national community as a sovereign state; 
Whereas Israel has faced numerous armed conflicts and ter-
rorist 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 re-
peated rocket attacks from terrorist organizations; 
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Whereas Israel has entered into peace agreements with neigh-
boring countries including Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 
1993, and has engaged in peace negotiations with Pales-
tinian leadership, indicating its willingness for peaceful 
coexistence; 
Whereas the founding charter of Hamas, issued in 1988, ad-
vocated for the destruction of Israel and has utilized vio-
lent means for achieving a Palestinian state, under-
scoring 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 democ-
racy, 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 respon-
sible 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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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-des-
ignated foreign terrorist organization: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) undisputedly reaffirms Israel’s right to 
exist; 
(2) fully supports Israel’s right to self-defense; 
(3) ardently condemns Hamas’ brutal war 
against Israel; 
(4) calls on the international community to un-
equivocally condemn Hamas’ brutal war against 
Israel; and 
(5) urges the international community to sup-
port Israel and call out any and all forms of anti-
semitism. 
Æ 
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