House
Resolution
101
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
101
BY
WILLS
,
HARRIS
,
WILZ
,
BRADLEY
,
JENEARY
,
HENDERSON
,
GEHLBACH
,
DETERMANN
,
GUSTOFF
,
MOMMSEN
,
JONES
,
GERHOLD
,
YOUNG
,
JOHNSON
,
OSMUNDSON
,
WINDSCHITL
,
FRY
,
BEST
,
HOLT
,
A.
MEYER
,
LUNDGREN
,
BLOOMINGDALE
,
GRABER
,
WULF
,
MEGGERS
,
SHERMAN
,
VONDRAN
,
MOHR
,
SEXTON
,
DEYOE
,
THOMSON
,
FISHER
,
GRASSLEY
,
STONE
,
NORDMAN
,
MOORE
,
COLLINS
,
BERGAN
,
GUSTAFSON
,
WHEELER
,
KNIFF
MCCULLA
,
SIEGRIST
,
DUNWELL
,
SORENSEN
,
P.
THOMPSON
,
INGELS
,
LATHAM
,
BOSSMAN
,
KAUFMANN
,
HORA
,
GOLDING
,
STOLTENBERG
,
and
HAYES
A
Resolution
affirming
the
State
of
Iowa’s
support
for
1
the
State
of
Israel
and
condemning
the
Hamas
attack
2
on
Israel
on
October
7,
2023.
3
WHEREAS,
Hamas
was
founded
with
the
stated
goal
of
4
destroying
the
State
of
Israel
and
has
been
designated
5
by
the
United
States
as
a
terrorist
organization;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
Hamas
terrorist
organization
launched
7
a
brutal,
highly
organized,
and
unprecedented
attack
8
upon
the
State
of
Israel
and
its
citizens
in
the
early
9
morning
hours
of
October
7,
2023;
and
10
WHEREAS,
in
the
attack,
Hamas
killed
hundreds
11
of
innocent
civilians
and
took
hundreds
of
Israeli
12
children,
women,
elderly,
and
infirm
civilians
13
hostage;
and
14
WHEREAS,
in
the
attack,
Hamas
fired
thousands
15
of
rockets
against
Israeli
population
centers
16
in
an
attempt
to
kill
untold
numbers
of
innocent
17
civilians;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
level
of
logistical
sophistication
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demonstrated
in
the
Hamas
terrorism
operation
provides
1
evidence
that
Hamas
received
support
and
funding
from
2
foreign
state
sponsors
of
terror,
namely
Iran;
and
3
WHEREAS,
the
timing
of
the
Hamas
terrorism
operation
4
to
coincide
with
the
Jewish
Sabbath
and
the
Jewish
5
holiday
of
Simchat
Torah
demonstrates
Hamas’
intent
to
6
maximize
civilian
casualties;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Hamas
continues
to
brazenly
locate
elements
8
of
its
terrorist
infrastructure
in
civilian
population
9
centers
using
their
own
civilians
as
human
shields;
NOW
10
THEREFORE,
11
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
12
That
the
House
of
Representatives
hereby
reaffirms
13
its
support
and
unwavering
commitment
to
the
welfare,
14
security,
and
survival
of
the
State
of
Israel;
and
15
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
16
Representatives
recognizes
the
State
of
Israel’s
right
17
to
act
decisively
and
unilaterally
in
self-defense
to
18
protect
its
citizens
and
oppose
any
pressure
to
enact
19
a
ceasefire
before
the
State
of
Israel
has
secured
its
20
safety;
and
21
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
22
Representatives
expresses
its
support
for
the
State
23
of
Israel’s
right
to
pursue,
without
interference
or
24
condemnation,
the
elimination
of
Hamas
and
any
other
25
affiliated
terrorist
groups
until
Hamas
and
all
such
26
groups
are
permanently
neutralized,
and
public
safety
27
is
assured;
and
28
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
29
Representatives
conveys
its
heartfelt
condolences
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to
all
Israeli
victims
as
well
as
their
families
and
1
communities;
and
2
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
3
Representatives
calls
upon
Iowa’s
state
and
local
4
law
enforcement
agencies
to
remain
vigilant
in
5
protecting
Israeli
Americans
and
all
supporters
of
6
the
State
of
Israel
from
acts
of
crime
and
unlawful
7
discrimination;
and
8
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
9
Representatives
condemns
the
Hamas
terrorist
10
organization
and
encourages
all
other
states
to
11
recognize
the
State
of
Israel’s
right
to
act
decisively
12
in
self-defense
to
protect
its
citizens;
and
13
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
14
Representatives
calls
upon
the
United
States
to
provide
15
any
assistance
required
to
support
the
State
of
Israel
16
in
its
defense
against
Hamas
and
all
other
terrorist
17
organizations.
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