Condemning the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 588

Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
 against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
    States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2025

 Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
Van Drew, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Fine, 
    Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
   Fleischmann, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Harris of Maryland) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
 against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
    States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

Whereas the Arabic word ``intifada'' means ``uprising'' or ``shaking off'';
Whereas ``Intifada'' is commonly used to describe two periods of violent 
        terrorism launched against Israel and Israeli citizens, with the First 
        Intifada from 1987 to 1990 and the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005;
Whereas the First Intifada and Second Intifada killed thousands of Israelis in 
        terrorist attacks that included suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, 
        and other violence in passenger buses, restaurants, nightclubs, and 
        other civilian areas;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas committed a barbaric terror attack on Israel 
        and the Israeli people, killing and torturing civilians indiscriminately 
        in their homes, as well as at a music festival and other civilian areas;
Whereas, in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre, scores of pro-Hamas 
        protests broke out worldwide, including in American cities and college 
        campuses;
Whereas many of these protests have prominently featured calls to ``Globalize 
        the Intifada'';
Whereas the Anti-Defamation League characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
        Intifada'' as ``generally understood as a call for indiscriminate 
        violence against Israel, and potentially against Jews and Jewish 
        institutions worldwide'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
        Intifada'' as ``often understood by those saying and hearing it as 
        encouraging violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting 
        Israel'';
Whereas, in 2024, the Anti-Defamation League found 9,354 antisemitic incidents 
        in the United States, which represents ``a 344-percent increase over the 
        past five years and an 893-percent increase over the past ten years'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee defines anti-Zionism as a form of 
        antisemitism ``when Jews are verbally or physically harassed or Jewish 
        institutions and houses of worship are vandalized in response to actions 
        of the State of Israel'';
Whereas, on April 13, 2025, an individual set multiple fires at the Pennsylvania 
        Governor's Residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were 
        inside following a Passover Seder;
Whereas the suspect admitted intent to cause harm motivated by hostility toward 
        the Governor's support for Israel and now faces charges including 
        attempted murder, terrorism, and arson;
Whereas, on May 21, 2025, two staff members at the Israeli Embassy, Yaron 
        Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital 
        Jewish Museum in Washington, DC;
Whereas in announcing charges against the alleged perpetrator, the Department of 
        Justice called this a ``targeted, antisemitic attack'';
Whereas, on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, an antisemitic terrorist attack 
        on a peaceful gathering supporting the return of hostages held by Hamas 
        in Gaza resulted in the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injuries 
        to 12 others;
Whereas charging documents indicate the alleged perpetrator targeted the 
        peaceful gathering due to its connection to Israel, calling the 
        organizers a ``Zionist Group'' and saying that he wanted to ``kill all 
        the Zionist people'';
Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called it ``outrageous'' to 
        link the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' with the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto 
        Uprising; and
Whereas efforts have been made to downplay the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' 
        as a call for Palestinian human rights: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the slogan, ``Globalize the Intifada'', is a call for 
        violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world;
            (2) the slogan undermines the safety and security of 
        Israeli and Jewish people in their communities;
            (3) those truly committed to Middle East peace should 
        refrain from affirming, chanting, or displaying the slogan;
            (4) organizers of demonstrations truly committed to Middle 
        East peace should denounce participants that affirm, chant, or 
        display the slogan; and
            (5) the slogan must be strongly and unequivocally condemned 
        by national, State, and local leaders.
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