In the Senate of the United States, 
December 9, 2014. 
Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Rep-
resentatives (H. Con. Res. 107) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolu-
tion denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by 
Hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of inter-
national humanitarian law.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike the preamble and insert the following: 
Whereas the use of human shields is unconscionable and mor-
ally unacceptable; 
Whereas since June 15, 2014, there have been over 2,000 rock-
ets 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 peo-
ple 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;
† HCON 107 EAS 
Whereas Hamas urged the residents of Gaza to ignore the 
Israeli warnings and to remain in their houses and en-
couraged 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 in-
quiry 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 at-
tacks 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 mis-
sile 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 pro-
duction;
† HCON 107 EAS 
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: 
That Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the use of innocent civil-
ians as human shields; 
(2) calls on the international community to rec-
ognize and condemn Hamas’ use of human shields; 
(3) places responsibility for the rocket attacks 
against Israel on Hamas and other terrorist organi-
zations, such as Palestine Islamic Jihad; 
(4) supports the sovereign right of the Govern-
ment of Israel to defend its territory and its citizens 
from Hamas’ rocket attacks, kidnapping attempts, 
and the use of tunnels and other means to carry out 
attacks against Israel; 
(5) expresses condolences to the families of the 
innocent victims on both sides of the conflict; 
(6) supports Palestinian civilians who reject 
Hamas and all forms of terrorism and violence, desir-
ing to live in peace with their Israeli neighbors;
† HCON 107 EAS 
(7) supports efforts to demilitarize the Gaza 
Strip, removing Hamas’s means to target Israel, in-
cluding its use of tunnels, rockets, and other means; 
and 
(8) condemns the United Nations Human Rights 
Council’s biased resolution establishing a commission 
of inquiry into Israel’s Gaza operations. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A concurrent resolu-
tion denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by 
Hamas and other terrorist organizations.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.