IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 651 
Condemning the recent violent terrorist attack against Taylor Force and 
the recent wave of terrorism against Israel and Palestinian Authority 
President Mahmoud Abbas’ failure to condemn such attacks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2016 
Mr. HASTINGS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the recent violent terrorist attack against Taylor 
Force and the recent wave of terrorism against Israel 
and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ 
failure to condemn such attacks. 
Whereas, on March 8, 2016, Mr. Taylor Force was stabbed 
to death by a Palestinian terrorist; 
Whereas Mr. Force was a graduate of West Point and served 
in the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer; 
Whereas Mr. Force honorably served tours of duty in Af-
ghanistan and Iraq; 
Whereas Mr. Force was in Israel on a trip sponsored by Van-
derbilt University at which he was pursuing a Masters in 
Business Administration; 
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•HRES 651 IH 
Whereas after the tragic and horrific murder of Mr. Force, 
the United States and Israel condemned the terrorist who 
carried out the attack in the strongest terms possible and 
without delay; 
Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas refused to 
condemn the terrorist who murdered Mr. Force; 
Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ Fatah Party 
posted a cartoon on its Twitter account of a hand holding 
a knife over Israel and the Palestinian territories with a 
caption calling the Palestinian terrorist who murdered 
Mr. Force a hero and a martyr; 
Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ and the 
Fatah Party’s continued glorification of terrorists is not 
conducive to establishing an environment in which a 
peaceful resolution of the current conflict may be 
achieved; 
Whereas Mr. Force’s murder by a Palestinian terrorist is yet 
another tragedy in a sustained and growing trend of 
near-daily attacks by Palestinian terrorists against Israeli 
citizens and those who visit Israel in peace and friend-
ship; 
Whereas President Abbas has characterized the recent rise of 
violence against Israelis by Palestinian terrorists as a 
‘‘justified uprising’’; 
Whereas President Abbas and Iran have championed pay-
ments to terrorists and their families, including Iran’s 
pledge to pay these terrorists and their families $7,000 
for committing acts of terrorism; 
Whereas these terrorist attacks must be and are condemned 
in the strongest terms by both the United States and 
Israel; and 
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•HRES 651 IH 
Whereas Palestinian Authority President Abbas not only re-
fuses to condemn the terrorists who carry out these at-
tacks, but allows his party to glorify them and their hei-
nous actions: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States— 
(1) should continue to condemn each and every 
act of violence against Israeli citizens and those who 
visit Israel in peace and friendship; 
(2) believes that any chance at lasting peace 
will only occur through peaceful, bilateral discus-
sions coupled with sound counsel from peaceful al-
lies; 
(3) expresses support for individuals and orga-
nizations working to encourage cooperation between 
Israelis and Palestinians dedicated to achieving a 
peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
(4) calls on Palestinian Authority President 
Abbas and the international community to join us in 
condemning the current wave of terrorism in Israel; 
and 
(5) reaffirms the strong relationship between 
Israel and the United States. 
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