Condemning the statements of Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 431 Condemning the statements of Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 21, 2021 Mr. RESCHENTHALER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committees on For- eign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Condemning the statements of Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington. Whereas, on October 8, 1997, Hamas was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States Gov- ernment and actively seeks the destruction of the State of Israel, uses Palestinians as human shields, and is re- sponsible for the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip; Whereas, on May 10, 2021, Hamas, an Iranian-backed ter- rorist organization, fired approximately 150 rockets from the Gaza Strip targeting the State of Israel; Whereas Israel has a right of self-defense against radical Is- lamic terrorism; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 May 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR431.IH HR431 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 431 IH Whereas, on May 20, 2021, Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington stated on CNN, ‘‘Well, we condemn Hamas’ firing of those rockets, but I think you have to look at what prompted even that behavior.’’; Whereas Representative Pramila Jayapal further stated, ‘‘this has been a pattern of action from Israel that frank- ly has taken away the idea even of a two-state solution, and has led to increased hopelessness from the Pales- tinian people.’’; Whereas Representative Pramila Jayapal said ‘‘I think what Hamas has done is—obviously we condemn that—but we have to look at the power balance here, or imbalance as it were, and we have to put more responsibility on Israel in maintaining peace in the region.’’; Whereas blaming Israel for Hamas rocket attacks and justi- fying terrorism is a form of anti-Semitic speech; and Whereas spreading hateful misinformation about the State of Israel feeds anti-Semitism against Jewish people at home and abroad: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) condemns the statements of Representative 2 Pramila Jayapal of Washington; 3 (2) condemns anti-Semitic hate speech; and 4 (3) reaffirms its commitment to the State of 5 Israel and supports its right of self-defense. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 May 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR431.IH HR431 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS