A group of 136 Congress members signed on to a House resolution marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in southern Israel.
The bipartisan resolution—co-sponsored by Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Young Kim (R-Calif.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)—condemns Hamas and demands its surrender, in addition to the release of the estimated 101 hostages the terror group still holds captive; reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense; and “commits to ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinian noncombatants.”
It also calls on global bodies, including the United Nations, and countries “to unequivocally denounce this attack and the ongoing atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists and call for the immediate release of the hostages.” The legislation further condemns rising Jew-hatred worldwide, including on U.S. college campuses, “and commits to confronting and combating this hatred in all its forms and at every level.”
“As we commemorate one year since Oct. 7, we honor the memory of the innocent civilians who were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists,” Gottheimer stated. “We stand with our greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel, in its efforts to secure the safe return of the remaining hostages.”
Wilson said that “the world watched in horror as Iranian puppet Hamas attacked Israel and committed mass murder and other atrocities on innocent men, women and children.”
“One year later, the U.S. remains steadfast in its support of the Israeli people and its commitment to securing the safe release of the remaining hostages,” he noted.
The Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee are among several Jewish groups that support the resolution.
