,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ba1      
#bjai,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4 ,van     
,drew1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4      
,mc,adams1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4           
,schneider1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 
and ,mr4 ,deutch7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,affirming ,united ,states
 support for the ,state of ,israel's    
right to defend itself from terrorist   
attacks4  ,whereas ,palestinian ,islamic
 ,jihad 7,,pij7 was designated as a     
foreign terrorist organization by the   
,secretary of ,state on ,october #h1    
#aiig2 ,whereas ,,pij receives          
considerable support1 including         
training1 weapons1 and cash1 from ,iran1
 which was designated as a state sponsor
 of terrorism by the ,secretary of      
,state on ,january #ai1 #aihd2 ,whereas 

,,pij is dedicated to destroying ,israel
 and has claimed credit for multiple    
terrorist attacks in ,israel1 including 
an attack that killed ,new ,jersey      
student1 ,alisa ,flatow2 ,whereas ,,pij 
commander ,baha ,abu al-,ata was        
directly responsible for hundreds of    
terrorist attacks and was planning an   
imminent attack against ,israeli        
civilians2 ,whereas ,israel1 like every 
other sovereign nation1 has a           
responsibility to protect its citizens  
and defend them from terrorist attacks2 
,whereas1 since ,january #bjah1 ,,pij   
and other terrorist groups in ,gaza have
 fired more than #b1jjj rockets at      
,israel2 ,whereas1 between ,november #ab
 and #ad1 #bjai1 ,,pij terrorists in    
,gaza launched more than #dej rockets at
 ,israel1 evacuating homes1 schools1 and
 hospitals1 and forcing innocent        
,israelis to flee to bomb shelters2     
,whereas ,iron ,dome batteries and      
interceptors helped save countless lives
 in ,israel and the region2 ,whereas1 on

 ,november #ad1 #bjai1 rockets from     
,gaza were fired at ,israel in violation
 of a cease-fire negotiated by ,egypt   
and the ,united ,nations2 and ,whereas  
terrorist groups1 including ,,pij1 have 
repeatedly chosen to perpetuate and     
escalate violent conflict by firing     
rockets at innocent civilians in        
,israel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
condemns the illegal and indiscriminate 
firing of rockets at ,israel2  7#b7     
supports ,israel's right to defend      
itself against terrorist groups2  7#c7  
commends the ,united ,states commitment 
to ,israel's security1 including        
military assistance for the ,iron ,dome 
missile defense system2 and  7#d7       
reaffirms the ,united ,states strong    
concern with the dire humanitarian      
situation in ,gaza4