IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1110 
Condemning Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the 
murders of 26 United States citizens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SHUSTER, 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WEINER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
SOUDER, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
KUHL of New York, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. PORTER, Mr. RAMSTAD, and Mr. POE) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization 
responsible for the murders of 26 United States citizens. 
Whereas former President Jimmy Carter will travel to Syria 
to meet with Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the Hamas 
terrorist organization; 
Whereas both President Bill Clinton and President George 
W. Bush’s administrations designated Hamas as a for-
eign terrorist organization; 
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•HRES 1110 IH 
Whereas Hamas terrorists are responsible for the murders of 
at least 26 United States citizens, including teenagers, 
children, and infants; 
Whereas, on December 1, 1993, Hamas terrorists murdered 
19-year-old Yitzhak Weinstock of California; 
Whereas on October 9, 1994, Hamas terrorists kidnapped 
19-year-old Nachshon Wachsman of New York, bound, 
gagged, and videotaped him and later murdered him dur-
ing a rescue attempt; 
Whereas, on February 25, 1996, Hamas terrorists murdered 
22-year-old Sara Duker of New Jersey, her fiance, 25- 
year-old Matthew Eisenfeld of Connecticut, and Ira 
Weinstein of New York; 
Whereas, on May 13, 1996, Hamas terrorists murdered 17- 
year-old David Boim of New York; 
Whereas, on September 4, 1997, Hamas terrorists murdered 
14-year-old Yael Botwin of California and Leah Stern of 
New Jersey; 
Whereas, on August 9, 2001, Hamas terrorists murdered 15- 
year-old Malka Roth of New York and Judith Greenbaum 
of New Jersey; 
Whereas, on July 32, 2002, Hamas terrorists planted a bomb 
targeting United States citizens attending Hebrew Uni-
versity in Jerusalem and murdered 24-year-old Marla 
Bennett of California, 25-year-old Benjamin Blutstein of 
Pennsylvania, 37-year-old Dina Carter of North Carolina, 
36-year-old Janice Ruth Coulter of Massachusetts, and 
24-year-old David Gritz of Massachusetts; 
Whereas, on May 7, 2003, Hamas terrorists murdered Rabbi 
Eli Horowitz of Illinois and his wife, Dina Horowitz of 
Florida; 
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•HRES 1110 IH 
Whereas, on June 11, 2003, Hamas terrorists murdered Alan 
Beer of Ohio; 
Whereas, on June 20, 2003, Hamas terrorists murdered Tzvi 
Goldstein of New York; 
Whereas, on August 19, 2003, Hamas terrorists murdered 
Goldie Taubenfeld, three-month-old Shmuel Taubenfeld, 
three-year-old Tehilla Nathanson, nine-year-old Yitzhak 
Reinitz, and Mordechai Reinitz, all of New York; 
Whereas, on September 9, 2003, Hamas terrorists murdered 
David Applebaum of Ohio, head of the emergency room 
at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and 
founder of a network of emergency medical service clin-
ics, and 20-year-old Nava Applebaum of Ohio, who was 
getting married the next day; and 
Whereas the Hamas terrorist organization denies Israel’s 
right to exist as a Jewish state: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns Hamas as a foreign terrorist or-
ganization responsible for the murders of 26 United 
States citizens; 
(2) calls on Hamas to renounce terrorism, fully 
disarm, and recognize Israel’s right to exist as a 
Jewish state; and 
(3) reaffirms its strong support for Israel’s 
right to defend her citizens against Hamas ter-
rorism. 
Æ 
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