,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,schneider 7for himself and ,mr4   
,weber of ,texas7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,calling for the immediate
 and unconditional release of the three 
kidnapped teenagers held captive in the 
,west ,bank1 and for other purposes4    
,whereas on ,june #ab1 #bjad1 three     
,israeli teenagers1 ,eyal ,yifrach1     
,gil-ad ,sha'er1 and ,naftali ,frankel1 
disappeared returning home from school  
in ,gush ,etzion2 ,whereas ,israeli     
,prime ,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu   
said that the teenagers were kidnapped  
by a terrorist organization2 ,whereas   
,naftali ,frankel holds ,united ,states 
citizenship2 ,whereas the ,israeli      
security services have prevented dozens 
of kidnapping attempts1 and ,israeli    
officials have said that abductors'     
goals have been to trade hostages for   

,palestinian prisoners2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states ,department of ,state   
immediately condemned the kidnapping of 
the three teenagers1 urged cooperation  
between the ,israeli and ,palestinian   
security services1 acknowledged that    
many indications point to ,hamas'       
involvement and reiterated that ,hamas  
is a terrorist organization known for   
its attacks on innocent civilians and   
which has used kidnapping in the past42 
,whereas ,palestinian ,president        
,mahmoud ,abbas said that the kidnapped 
boys are human beings and we are looking
 for them and we will hold their        
kidnappers accountable whoever they are1
 referring to the kidnapping2 ,whereas  
,khalid ,meshaal1 head of ,hamas1 was   
quoted as saying that he blesses the    
hands of those who kidnapped1 and if    
there is a confirmation that a          
,palestinian group is behind the        
kidnapping1 we should applaud and take  
off our hats to them2 ,whereas the      
,international ,committee of the ,red   

,cross has called for the immediate and 
unconditional release of the three      
teenagers2 ,whereas continual security  
cooperation between the ,palestinian    
,authority security forces and ,israel  
is essential to preventing future       
violence and incidents of kidnapping2   
,whereas the ,palestinian ,authority    
recently announced a reconciliation     
agreement between ,hamas and ,fatah1    
paving the way for a unity government   
supported by ,hamas2 and ,whereas       
,section #gjdj of the ,department of    
,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and       
,related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjad 7division ,k of ,public ,law     
#aac-gf7 states that no ,united ,states 
assistance is permitted for a           
power-sharing ,,pa government that      
includes ,hamas as a member1 or that    
results from an agreement with ,hamas   
and over which ,hamas exercises undue   
influence1 unless the ,president        
certifies that the ,palestinian         
,authority government1 including all    

ministers1 has recognized ,israel's     
right to exist and accepted previous    
,israeli-,palestinian agreements3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 demands the    
immediate and unconditional release of  
the three captives1 ,eyal ,yifrach1     
,gil-ad ,sha'er and ,naftali ,frankel2  
7#b7 expresses its--  7,a7 unshakeable  
support for the ,state of ,israel as a  
,jewish and democratic state1 with      
secure borders1 living in peace and     
security alongside an independent       
,palestinian state2  7,b7 ongoing       
concern and sympathy for the families of
 ,eyal ,yifrach1 ,gil-ad ,sha'er1 and   
,naftali ,frankel2 and  7,c7 full       
commitment to seek the immediate and    
unconditional release of the captives2  
and  7#c7 reiterates its commitment to  
upholding the conditions in ,united     
,states law in regards to ,united       
,states assistance to the ,palestinian  
,authority4