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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 20566260 11/16/2012 01:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Small excerpt... RESOLUTION Expressing vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism. Whereas Hamas was founded with the stated goal of destroy- ing the State of Israel; Whereas Hamas has been designated by the Secretary of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Whereas Hamas refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist, renounce violence, and accept previous agreements be- tween Israel and the Palestinians; Whereas Hamas has launched thousands of rockets and mis- siles since Israel dismantled settlements and withdrew from Gaza in 2005; Whereas terrorists in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip have fired approximately 900 rockets and missile shells into Israel this year, an increase from roughly 675 attacks in 2011 and 350 in 2010; Whereas Hamas has increased the range of its rockets, re- portedly with support from Iran and others, putting addi- tional large numbers of Israelis in danger of rocket at- tacks from Gaza; Whereas, on November 14, 2012, President Barack Obama condemned the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and reit- erated Israel’s right to self-defense; and Whereas Israel, a fellow democracy, has an inherent right to self defense in the face of terrorist attacks: Now, there- fore, be it 1 Resolved, That the Senate— 2 (1) expresses unwavering commitment to the 3 security of the State of Israel as a Jewish and demo- 4 cratic state with secure borders, and recognizes and 5 strongly supports its inherent right to act in self-de- 6 fense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism; 7 (2) reiterates that Hamas must end Gaza- 8 linked terrorist rocket and missile attacks against............ |
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