,h4 ,,res4 #feg  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #aa1  
#bjad  ,,resolution  ,whereas ,hamas is 
a ,united ,states-designated terrorist  
organization whose charter calls for the
 destruction of the ,state of ,israel2  
,whereas ,hamas continues to reject the 
,quartet's core principles--recognize   
,israel's right to exist1 renounce      
violence1 and accept previous           
,israeli-,palestinian agreements2       
,whereas ,hamas has killed hundreds of  
,israelis and dozens of ,americans in   
rocket attacks and suicide bombings2    
,whereas since ,israel's withdrawal from
 ,gaza in #bjje1 ,hamas and other       
terrorist groups have fired thousands of
 rockets at ,israel2 ,whereas since     
,june #bjad1 ,hamas has fired nearly    
#cjj rockets at ,israel2 ,whereas       
,hamas's weapons arsenal includes       
approximately #ab1jjj rockets that vary 
in range2 ,whereas ,iran has long       
provided material support to ,hamas and 
,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 including 

assistance that has enabled these       
terrorist organizations to produce      
longer-range rockets capable of striking
 ,tel ,aviv and ,jerusalem2 ,whereas    
innocent ,israeli civilians are         
indiscriminately targeted by ,hamas     
rocket attacks2 ,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 has provided #bce1jjj1jjj in    
fiscal year #bjad for ,iron ,dome       
research1 development1 and production2  
,whereas1 during the most recent rocket 
attacks from ,gaza1 ,iron ,dome has     
successfully intercepted dozens of      
rockets that were launched against      
,israeli population centers2 and        
,whereas #e million ,israelis are       
currently living under the threat of    

rocket attacks from ,gaza3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 reaffirms its  
support for ,israel's right to defend   
its citizens and ensure the survival of 
the ,state of ,israel2  7#b7 condemns   
the unprovoked rocket fire at ,israel2  
and  7#c7 calls on ,hamas to immediately
 cease all rocket and other attacks     
against ,israel4  ,clerk4