,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #feg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,israel 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cole7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives regarding ,united      
,states support for the ,state of       
,israel as it defends itself against    
unprovoked rocket attacks from the      
,hamas terrorist organization4  ,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 innocent   
,israeli civilians are indiscriminately 
targeted by ,hamas rocket attacks2 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