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Whereas what began as protest has, in some cases, escalated 
into hate-motivated crimes, firebombings, and deadly as-
saults; 
Whereas this pattern has created a chilling climate of fear for 
Jewish communities and threatens the basic principles of 
civil society; 
Whereas the United States is founded on the principles of 
freedom, safety, and equal protection under the law for 
all citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity; 
Whereas the Jewish community in the United States has 
been the target of multiple acts of violence and intimida-
tion since late 2023, including— 
(1) the April 13, 2025, arson attempt at the Penn-
sylvania Governor’s residence, in which a man threw 
Molotov cocktails at the home of Governor Josh Shapiro, 
a Jewish American, while the Governor and his family 
were inside, and the suspect expressed anti-Israel senti-
ments and referenced Palestine in a 911 call following 
the attack; 
(2) the May 21, 2025, shooting outside the Capital 
Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where a gunman, 
Elias Rodriguez, opened fire and killed two Israeli Em-
bassy staffers, reportedly shouting ‘‘Free Palestine’’ as 
he was apprehended; 
(3) the June 1, 2025, firebombing of a Jewish vigil 
in Boulder, Colorado, being investigated by the FBI as 
an act of domestic terrorism, where Mohamed Sabry 
Soliman attacked peaceful attendees of a rally held in 
support of Israeli hostages using Molotov cocktails and a 
makeshift flamethrower, leaving at least eight people hos-
pitalized; and 
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(4) the October 2023 assault at Harvard University, 
in which two pro-Palestinian students, who were both 
charged with assault and battery, and one of whom was 
later awarded a Harvard Law fellowship to work with the 
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an orga-
nization many have accused of harboring antisemitic 
views, physically confronted and shouted down a Jewish 
student during a protest; 
Whereas colleges and universities across the country have al-
lowed, encouraged, and empowered violent, pro-Pales-
tinian organizations and actions on their campuses that 
have led to numerous threats of violence against Jewish 
students, civil rights violations, vandalism, and destruc-
tion of property, which only serves to indoctrinate a new 
generation of Jew-haters and incite others to take violent 
actions against Jews; 
Whereas the pro-Palestinian movement is intertwined with 
known terrorist supporting organizations like CAIR and 
Students for Justice in Palestine, which is heavily funded 
by foreign sources who support Hamas with the mission 
of bringing chaos to everywhere it operates; 
Whereas, in a hearing held by the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives on November 15, 
2023, entitled ‘‘From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: In-
vestigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Ex-
empt Universities, and Terror Financing’’, testimony was 
heard regarding how two groups, American Muslims for 
Palestine (AMP) and Students for Justice in Palestine 
(SJP), a campus group that receives funding and train-
ing from AMP, are linked to individuals who previously 
worked for nonprofits that were shuttered by Federal au-
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thorities or sued in civil court because they provided fi-
nancial or material support to Hamas; and 
Whereas antisemitic attacks and harassment have also in-
cluded vandalism of synagogues, doxxing of Jewish stu-
dents on campuses, disruption of Jewish religious serv-
ices, and threats against Jewish faculty, businesses, and 
public officials: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) unequivocally condemns the rising wave of 
antisemitic violence occurring under the pretense of 
political protest, including recent deadly attacks tar-
geting Jewish individuals and institutions; 
(2) affirms that while peaceful protest is pro-
tected under the First Amendment, violence, intimi-
dation, and support for terrorist organizations such 
as Hamas constitute criminal conduct and must be 
treated accordingly; 
(3) supports full investigations and prosecutions 
of all individuals involved in antisemitic violence, and 
affirms support for victims, their families, and the 
broader Jewish community; 
(4) urges academic and civic institutions to re-
ject all forms of antisemitism, refrain from legiti-
mizing individuals or groups that incite violence, and 
foster safe environments for Jewish students and 
faculty; and 
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(5) reaffirms the foundational American values 
of religious liberty, equal protection, and civil peace, 
and declares that antisemitism, in any form, has no 
place in the United States. 
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