,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #i1 #bjad4  ,amendments3      
,that the resolution from the ,house of 
,representatives 7,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ajg7 
entitled ,concurrent resolution         
denouncing the use of civilians as human
 shields by ,hamas and other terrorist  
organizations in violation of           
international humanitarian law41 do pass
 with the following ,strike the preamble
 and insert the following3 ,whereas the 
use of human shields is unconscionable  
and morally unacceptable2 ,whereas since
 ,june #ae1 #bjad1 there have been over 
#b1jjj rockets fired by ,hamas and other
 terrorist organizations from ,gaza into
 ,israel2 ,whereas ,hamas uses civilian 
populations as human shields by placing 
their missile batteries in densely      
populated areas and near schools1       
hospitals1 and mosques2 ,whereas ,israel
 dropped leaflets1 made announcements1  
placed phone calls1 and sent text       
messages to the ,palestinian people in  
,gaza warning them in advance that an   

attack was imminent1 and went to        
extraordinary lengths to target only    
terrorist actors and to minimize        
collateral damage2 ,whereas ,hamas urged
 the residents of ,gaza to ignore the   
,israeli warnings and to remain in their
 houses and encouraged ,palestinians to 
gather on the roofs of their homes to   
act as human shields2 ,whereas on ,july 
#bc1 #bjad1 the #df-,member ,,un ,human 
,rights ,council passed a resolution to 
form a commission of inquiry over       
,israel's operations in ,gaza that      
completely fails to condemn ,hamas for  
its indiscriminate rocket attacks and   
its unconscionable use of human shields1
 with the ,united ,states being the lone
 dissenting vote2 ,whereas public       
reports have cited the role of ,iran and
 ,syria in providing material support   
and training to ,hamas and other        
terrorist groups carrying out rocket and
 mortar attacks from ,gaza2 ,whereas    
throughout the summer of #bjjf conflict 
between the ,state of ,israel and the   

terrorist organization ,hezbollah1      
,hezbollah forces utilized innocent     
civilians as human shields2 ,whereas al 
,qaeda1 ,al-,shabaab1 ,islamic ,state of
 ,iraq and the ,levant 7,,isil71 and    
other foreign terrorist organizations   
typically use innocent civilians as     
human shields2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states and ,israel have cooperated on  
missile defense projects1 including     
,iron ,dome1 ,david's ,sling1 and the   
,arrow ,anti-,missile ,system1 projects 
designed to thwart a diverse range of   
threats1 including short-range missiles 
and rockets fired by non-state actors1  
such as ,hamas2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states provided #dfj1jjj1jjj in fiscal 
year #bjad for ,iron ,dome research1    
development1 and production2 ,whereas   
during the most recent rocket attacks   
from ,gaza1 ,iron ,dome successfully    
intercepted dozens of rockets that were 
launched against ,israeli population    
centers2 and ,whereas #e1jjj1jjj        
,israelis are currently living under the

 threat of rocket attacks from ,gaza3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,strike all after
 the resolving clause and insert the    
following3 ,that ,congress-- 7#a7       
strongly condemns the use of innocent   
civilians as human shields2  7#b7 calls 
on the international community to       
recognize and condemn ,hamas' use of    
human shields2  7#c7 places             
responsibility for the rocket attacks   
against ,israel on ,hamas and other     
terrorist organizations1 such as        
,palestine ,islamic ,jihad2  7#d7       
supports the sovereign right of the     
,government of ,israel to defend its    
territory and its citizens from ,hamas' 
rocket attacks1 kidnapping attempts1 and
 the use of tunnels and other means to  
carry out attacks against ,israel2  7#e7
 expresses condolences to the families  
of the innocent victims on both sides of
 the conflict2  7#f7 supports           
,palestinian civilians who reject ,hamas
 and all forms of terrorism and         
violence1 desiring to live in peace with

 their ,israeli neighbors2  7#g7        
supports efforts to demilitarize the    
,gaza ,strip1 removing ,hamas's means to
 target ,israel1 including its use of   
tunnels1 rockets1 and other means2 and  
7#h7 condemns the ,united ,nations      
,human ,rights ,council's biased        
resolution establishing a commission of 
inquiry into ,israel's ,gaza operations4
  ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a    
concurrent resolution denouncing the use
 of civilians as human shields by ,hamas
 and other terrorist organizations44    
,secretary