IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1599 
Reaffirming support for Israel as a longtime friend, ally, and strategic partner 
of the United States and Israel’s right to defend itself. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mrs. MYRICK) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming support for Israel as a longtime friend, ally, 
and strategic partner of the United States and Israel’s 
right to defend itself. 
Whereas, on May 22, 2010, a Gaza-bound flotilla, sponsored 
by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Insani 
Yardim Vakfi (IHH), set sail from Istanbul, Turkey, 
with hopes to direct international attention to Israel’s 
blockade of the Gaza Strip through a violent confronta-
tion; 
Whereas 600 passengers, including radicals with ties to ter-
rorist groups, boarded the Mavi Marmara ship in An-
talya, Turkey, the lead vessel in the ‘‘Free Gaza’’ flotilla; 
Whereas, on May 31, 2010, after repeated warnings and as-
surances that aid would be delivered, Israeli forces inter-
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cepted the flotilla that was attempting to break through 
its naval blockade of Gaza; 
Whereas five of the six ships involved in the flotilla cooper-
ated peacefully, but activists on the Mavi Marmara, re-
acted violently according to a premeditated plan to incite 
violence; 
Whereas when the first Israeli soldier was lowered by heli-
copter onto the Mavi Marmara, militants onboard tried 
connecting the steel cables from the overhead helicopters 
to the boat’s antenna, in order to cause the helicopters 
to crash; 
Whereas when Israeli soldiers boarded the ship, Mavi 
Marmara passengers began severely beating the soldiers 
with iron rods, chairs, and wooden poles, stabbing them 
with knives, and trying to lynch them, throwing one sol-
dier off the deck, and taking pistols from the soldiers and 
firing at them with deadly intent; 
Whereas the Turkish aid group that sent out the flotilla, 
IHH, belongs to a Saudi-based umbrella organization 
known as the Union of Good which was established to fi-
nance the foreign terrorist organization Hamas; 
Whereas the United States Treasury Department has des-
ignated the Union of Good as supporting terrorism and 
has included the organization as part of both the ‘‘Des-
ignated Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Orga-
nizations for FTOs’’ list and the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) list of ‘‘Specially Designated Nationals 
and Blocked Persons’’; 
Whereas, on June 14, 2010, the Government of Israel ap-
proved and launched a credible investigation into the flo-
tilla incident with two international observers, Lord Wil-
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liam David Trimble of Northern Ireland, a Nobel Peace 
Prize Laureate, and Ken Watkin, a former judge advo-
cate general of the Canadian Armed Forces; 
Whereas Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza was put in place as 
a response to thousands of rocket attacks on Israel from 
Hamas terrorists in Gaza, is fully compliant with inter-
national law, and has succeeded in stopping terrorists 
from smuggling weapons into Gaza from the sea that can 
be used to murder innocent Israeli civilians; 
Whereas Israel has offered to fully deliver all aid intended for 
Gaza, following close inspection of any ship that attempts 
to cross its naval blockade; and 
Whereas Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman Ali Shirazi 
stated that the naval wing of the Iranian Revolutionary 
Guard is ready to assist further ‘‘peace flotillas’’ to Gaza 
with all its effort and capabilities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms its strong support for Israel as a 
longtime friend, ally, and strategic partner of the 
United States; 
(2) supports Israel’s right to defend itself; 
(3) condemns the violent, premeditated actions 
of the Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH); 
(4) calls upon other nations to express their 
support for Israel’s right to defend itself and con-
demn the actions of the IHH; 
(5) expresses its hope that— 
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(A) the recent incident does not derail the 
Israeli-Palestinian peace process; 
(B) other nations continue to work toward 
steps to have direct negotiations, advance a 
two-state solution, and advance the peace proc-
ess; and 
(C) the recent incident does not stop ongo-
ing efforts to confront the on-going attempts of 
delegitimizing Israel at the United Nations; 
(6) denounces efforts by the naval wing of the 
Iranian Revolutionary Guard to escort future flo-
tillas and escalate future violent confrontations; 
(7) commends President Barack Obama’s 
strong support for Israel’s security and his unwaver-
ing support for Israel at the United Nations; 
(8) calls for continued strong United States 
leadership at the United Nations, including the utili-
zation of its veto power, to prevent any one-sided 
and politically tainted ‘‘internal investigation’’ from 
proceeding; and 
(9) encourages the Administration to consider 
whether the IHH should be placed on the list of for-
eign terrorist organizations and under a visa ban, 
after an examination by the intelligence community, 
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the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Depart-
ment of the Treasury. 
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