H. Res. 894 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 5, 2023. 
Whereas acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, and vio-
lence based on ethnicity or religion have no place in our 
country nor in the global community; 
Whereas the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s 
working definition of antisemitism is widely accepted and 
serves as a critical tool to help individuals comprehend 
and identify the various manifestations of antisemitism; 
Whereas, since the massacre of innocent Israelis by Hamas, 
an Iran-backed terrorist organization, on October 7, 
2023, antisemitic incidents of harassment, vandalism, 
and assault in the United States have spiked 388 percent 
over the same period last year, according to reports from 
the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extre-
mism; 
Whereas drastic increases in antisemitic activity has also 
been seen in Jewish communities around the world since 
the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks; 
Whereas the slogan ‘‘From the River to the Sea’’, which is 
a rallying cry for the eradication of the State of Israel 
and the Jewish people, has been used by anti-Israel pro-
testers in the United States and globally;
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Whereas, on October 8, 2023, a car with individuals holding 
Palestinian flags appeared to intentionally swerve out of 
its lane, nearly hitting a visibly Jewish family in Clifton, 
New Jersey; 
Whereas, on October 15, 2023, an individual in New York, 
New York, punched a Jewish woman in the face at 
Grand Central Terminal solely because she was Jewish; 
Whereas, on October 28, 2023, a Jewish man in Sydney, 
Australia, was severely injured by 3 anti-Israel rioters, in 
which he was punched in the head at least 12 times, suf-
fered a concussion, 2 black eyes, and 4 spinal fractures; 
Whereas, on November 3, 2023, a Jewish woman’s store in 
New York City was attacked by a mob of anti-Israel pro-
testers all because she hung posters of Israeli hostages in 
the store window; 
Whereas, on November 3, 2023, 4 masked men walked into 
a restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and pro-
ceeded to tear down an Israeli flag and yelled ‘‘Free Pal-
estine’’; 
Whereas, on November 4, 2023, an Arizona man was ar-
rested by Federal authorities for threatening to execute 
a local Rabbi and ‘‘every other JEW I can find tonight 
at midnight of your Sabbath’’; 
Whereas, on November 4, 2023, during an anti-Israel protest 
in Washington, DC, rioters shouted their support for 
Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and other acts of 
terror targeting Israel, called for the end of the State of 
Israel, and spewed hateful and vile language amplifying 
antisemitic themes; 
Whereas, during that same protest in Washington, DC, riot-
ers stormed and tried to scale the White House fence,
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vandalized property by staining blood-red handprints onto 
the side of the White House pillars, and spray painted 
‘‘Death to Israel’’ and ‘‘Glory to our Martyrs’’ on build-
ings in DC; 
Whereas, on November 6, 2023, Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old 
Jewish man, tragically died due to injuries sustained 
when an anti-Israel protester struck him in the head with 
a megaphone in Los Angeles, California; 
Whereas, on November 11, 2023, as part of a massive anti- 
Israel protest, rioters set off smokebombs in front of a 
synagogue in London, England; 
Whereas, on November 12, 2023, police found several 
headstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, a Jew-
ish cemetery in Brooklyn, Ohio, were desecrated with 
swastikas; 
Whereas, on November 13, 2023, a mezuzah was torn off the 
doorpost of a Jewish person’s apartment and a knife was 
stuck into the wood in its place in Milan, Italy; 
Whereas, on November 13, 2023, the evening before the 
March for Israel in Washington, DC, anti-Israel rioters 
vandalized a Jewish medical tent by spray painting ‘‘Free 
Gaza’’, ‘‘Palestine Will Be Free’’, and ‘‘Gaza Will Win’’; 
and 
Whereas, on November 15, 2023, anti-Israel protesters ille-
gally blocked and violently attacked the Democratic Na-
tional Committee headquarters, endangering the lives of 
individuals inside, including Members of Congress, and 
injuring 6 Capitol Police Officers; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) strongly condemns and denounces all instances 
of antisemitism occurring in the United States and glob-
ally; 
(2) reaffirms and reiterates its strong support for 
the Jewish community at home and abroad; 
(3) calls on elected officials and world leaders to 
condemn and fight all forms of domestic and global anti-
semitism; 
(4) clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is 
antisemitism; and 
(5) rejects all forms of terror, hate, discrimination, 
and harassment of members of the Jewish community. 
Attest: 
Clerk.