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Laments all loss of innocent civilian life.
Condemns the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council's July 23, 2014 resolution calling for: (1) an investigation of Israel while not mentioning Hamas's continued assault against Israel, and (2) an investigation into potential human rights violations by Israel in the current Gaza conflict without mentioning Hamas's assault against innocent civilians and its use of civilian shields.
Supports Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas's rocket assault and destroy Hamas's tunnel system into Israel's territory.
Condemns Hamas's terrorist actions and use of civilians as human shields.
Supports U.S. mediation efforts for a durable cease fire agreement that ends Hamas's rocket assault and leads to Gaza's demilitarization.
Supports additional funding to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missiles and enhance Israel's defensive capabilities.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 526 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 526
Supporting Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 29, 2014
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Cardin, and Mr. Graham) submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Supporting Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, and for other
purposes.
Whereas Hamas, an organization designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by
the United States Department of State since 1997, has fired over 2,500
rockets indiscriminately from Gaza into Israel;
Whereas Israel has a right to defend itself from Hamas's constant barrage of
rockets and to destroy the matrix of tunnels Hamas uses to smuggle
weapons and Hamas fighters into Israel to carry out terrorist attacks;
Whereas the Government of Israel has taken significant steps to protect
civilians in Gaza, including dropping leaflets in Gaza neighborhoods in
advance of Israeli military attacks, calling Palestinians on the phone
urging them to evacuate certain areas before the military strikes
targets, and issuing warnings to civilians in advance of firing on
buildings;
Whereas Israel's attacks have focused on terrorist targets such as Hamas's
munitions storage sites, areas sheltering Hamas's rocket systems,
Hamas's weapons manufacturing sites, the homes of militant leaders, and
on the vast labyrinth of tunnels Hamas's fighters use to penetrate
Israel's territory and attack Israelis;
Whereas Hamas uses rockets to indiscriminately target civilians in Israel;
Whereas Israel has accepted and implemented numerous ceasefire agreements that
Hamas has rejected;
Whereas Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel during a 24-hour truce that
Hamas had itself proposed;
Whereas Israel embraced the Egyptian-proposed ceasefire agreement, which Hamas
resoundingly rejected on July 27, 2014;
Whereas Hamas intentionally uses civilians as human shields;
Whereas Hamas refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist;
Whereas Israel's Iron Dome has protected Israel's civilian population from the
over 2,500 rockets that Hamas has indiscriminately fired into Israel
since July 7, 2014;
Whereas, without Iron Dome's ability to intercept and destroy Hamas's missiles,
Israeli neighborhoods would have been significantly damaged and Israeli
casualties would have been much higher;
Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to accept a biased
resolution establishing a Commission of Inquiry to determine if Israel
violated human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing conflict
with Gaza; and
Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution makes no mention of
investigating Hamas's indiscriminate rocket attacks against Israel, nor
Hamas's policy of using Palestinian civilians as human shields: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) laments all loss of innocent civilian life;
(2) condemns the United Nations Human Rights Council's
resolution on July 23, 2014, which calls for yet another
prejudged investigation of Israel while making no mention of
Hamas's continued assault against Israel, and also calls for an
investigation into potential human rights violations by Israel
in the current Gaza conflict without mentioning Hamas's assault
against innocent civilians and its use of civilian shields;
(3) supports Israel's right to defend itself against
Hamas's unrelenting and indiscriminate rocket assault into
Israel and Israel's right to destroy Hamas's elaborate tunnel
system into Israel's territory;
(4) condemns Hamas's terrorist actions and use of civilians
as human shields;
(5) supports United States mediation efforts for a durable
ceasefire agreement that immediately ends Hamas's rocket
assault and leads to the demilitarization of Gaza; and
(6) supports additional funding the Government of Israel
needs to replenish Iron Dome missiles and enhance Israel's
defensive capabilities.
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Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5039; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S5066)
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5039; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S5066)
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