IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 485 
Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of recent terrorist 
attacks and condemning the Palestinian Authority for inciting an atmos-
phere of violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. COOK, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. PERRY, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Ms. GRANGER, 
Mr. SALMON, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. ZINKE, Mrs. COM-
STOCK, Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. DOLD, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CURBELO 
of Florida, Mr. ROUZER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. GIBSON, 
Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. DENT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. RATCLIFFE, 
Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. KATKO, Mr. CREN-
SHAW, and Mr. MACARTHUR) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake 
of recent terrorist attacks and condemning the Pales-
tinian Authority for inciting an atmosphere of violence. 
Whereas the United States is the single largest donor to the 
Palestinians, having committed over $5,000,000,000 in 
bilateral assistance with the aims of preventing terrorism 
against Israel from Hamas and other military organiza-
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tions; fostering stability, prosperity, and self-governance 
in the West Bank; and meeting humanitarian needs; 
Whereas the Palestinian Authority makes payments to terror-
ists who are in Israeli jails; 
Whereas the Oslo II Agreement specifically details that Israel 
and the Palestinian Authority shall ‘‘abstain from incite-
ment, including hostile propaganda, against each other 
and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of 
expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such in-
citement by any organizations, groups or individuals 
within their jurisdiction’’; 
Whereas no aid is permitted for a power-sharing Palestinian 
Authority government that includes Hamas as a member, 
or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over 
which Hamas exercises ‘‘undue influence’’ unless the 
President certifies that the Palestinian Authority govern-
ment, including all ministers, has ‘‘publicly accepted and 
is complying with’’ conditions that they recognize the 
Jewish state of Israel’s right to exist and accept previous 
Israeli-Palestinian agreements; 
Whereas Fatah and Hamas agreed to the June 2014 forma-
tion of a consensus Palestinian Authority government; 
Whereas Hamas retains de facto control over the Gaza Strip; 
Whereas Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas 
said in September 2015 that ‘‘Each drop of blood that 
was spilled in Jerusalem is pure blood as long as it’s for 
the sake of Allah. Every shahid (martyr) will be in heav-
en and every wounded person will be rewarded, by Allah’s 
will.’’; 
Whereas, on October 14, 2015, President Mahmoud Abbas 
falsely accused the Government of Israel of executing a 
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Palestinian boy, who is alive and recovering in an Israeli 
hospital after he stabbed an innocent Israeli citizen and 
was hit by an automobile, thus continuing to incite vio-
lence against innocent Israelis; and 
Whereas seven people have been killed and dozens have been 
wounded in several terrorist attacks against Israelis com-
mitted by Palestinians from September 13, 2015, 
through October 14, 2015, including— 
(1) a September 13th attack on a personal vehicle 
in Jerusalem which resulted in the driver’s death; 
(2) an October 1st attack in Samaria where a rabbi 
and his wife were murdered in front of their four chil-
dren; 
(3) an October 3rd attack in Jerusalem where a 
young man was stabbed to death in front of his wife and 
child, who also suffered wounds; 
(4) an October 4th attack in Jerusalem where a 
teenager was stabbed; 
(5) a series of attacks on October 7th involving a 
knife attack at a shopping mall, an attack on a woman 
driving her car in Tekoa, a stabbing in the Old City of 
Jerusalem, and an attack on an Israeli Defense Forces 
(IDF) soldier near Tel Aviv; 
(6) a series of attacks on October 8th involving a 
stabbing of a female IDF soldier and three others in Tel 
Aviv, a stabbing in Jerusalem, a stabbing near Hebron, 
and a stabbing of an IDF soldier near Galilee; 
(7) a series of attacks on October 9th involving 5 
children wounded by rocks, a boy beaten and stabbed in 
Jerusalem, a police officer who was stabbed near Hebron, 
and a woman whose car was attacked near Jerusalem; 
(8) a series of attacks on October 10th involving 2 
elderly men who were stabbed in Jerusalem, 2 police offi-
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cers who were stabbed in Jerusalem, a bus driver who 
was injured in Jerusalem, and a woman who was injured 
while driving south of Jerusalem; 
(9) a series of attacks on October 11th involving a 
police officer who was injured when an explosive device 
was detonated during a traffic stop, and four people, in-
cluding a girl celebrating her 15th birthday, who were in-
jured when a terrorist rammed his car into the victims 
and proceeded to stab them; 
(10) a series of attacks on October 12th involving a 
stabbing in Jerusalem, a border policeman who was 
stabbed in Jerusalem, a man and a 13-year-old boy who 
were stabbed in Jerusalem, and a soldier who was 
stabbed on a bus in Jerusalem; 
(11) a series of attacks on October 13th involving 
the stabbing of five people north of Tel Aviv, a shooting 
and stabbing on a bus in Jerusalem, and the stabbing 
and shooting of 5 people, including a rabbi, in Jerusalem; 
and 
(12) a series of attacks in Jerusalem on October 
14th involving a woman who was stabbed at a bus station 
and a terrorist who attacked armed guards: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the recent terrorism 
victims and their families in Israel, the people of 
Israel, and the Government of Israel; 
(2) condemns terrorism committed under the 
auspices of the Palestinian Authority; 
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(3) calls on Palestinian leaders to cease sup-
porting, justifying, inciting, or allowing terrorist ac-
tivities in Israel; 
(4) urges the President of the United States to 
emphatically condemn the attacks carried out 
against innocent Israelis and freeze all United States 
funding to the Palestinian Authority until their lead-
ers openly increase efforts to end their incitement of 
violence; 
(5) is concerned about the use of national secu-
rity waivers to continue supplying aid to the Pales-
tinian Authority; and 
(6) demands, as a condition of continued 
United States aid consistent with section 620K of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378b), as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–449; 120 Stat. 3318), 
that the President re-certify that the Palestinian Au-
thority government, including all ministers, has pub-
licly accepted and is complying with the principles of 
such section 620K, which demand the recognition of 
Israel’s right to exist and the acceptance of previous 
Israeli-Palestinian agreements. 
Æ 
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