,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjba,ms4
 ,mc,collum 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4
 ,newman1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4    
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,bu%1 & ,mr4 ,g>ca (    
,ill9ois7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
repressive designation by ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,israel ( six prom95t ,pale/9ian human  
rights & civil society gr\ps z t]rori/  
organizations1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel designat$ six    
prom95t ,pale/9ian human rights & civil 
society gr\ps z t]rori/ organizations on
 ,octob] #ai1 #bjba1 a designation t    
effectively crim9alizes ! activities (  
legitimate civil society gr\ps &        
au?orizes ,israeli au?orities to close  
_! (fices1 seize _! assets1 & arre/ &   
jail _! /aff memb]s2 ,:]eas ! six       
prom95t ,pale/9ian human rights & civil 
society organizations are ,addame]1     

,al-,haq1 ,def5se = ,*ildr5             
,int]national-,pale/9e1 ! ,union (      
,agricultural ,"w ,committees1 ! ,bisan 
,c5t] = ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 & !      
,union ( ,pale/9ian ,wom5 ,committees1  
:i* "w directly ) ,pale/9ian wom5 &     
girls1 *ildr51 small hold] f>m]s1       
prison]s1 & civil society activi/s1     
provid+ direct s]vices & monitor+ &     
expos+ human rights abuses1 includ+     
ongo+ expansion ( settlem5ts 9 violation
 ( int]national law2 ,:]eas ,human      
,rights ,wat* & ,amne/y ,int]national1 9
 a jo9t /atem5t1 call$ ! move appall+ & 
unju/ & an al>m+ escalation t ?reat5s to
 %ut d[n ! "w ( ,pale/9e's mo/ prom95t  
civil society organizations2 ,:]eas #ba 
( ! lead+ ,israeli human rights gr\ps   
issu$ a jo9t /atem5t call+ ?is a        
draconian measure t crim9alizes critical
 human rights "w2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,nations
 human rights exp]ts unequivocally      
condemn$ ! decision decl>+ t !          
designation is a frontal attack on !    
,pale/9ian human rights movem5t1 & on   

human rights ev]y:]e & n :at a democracy
 adh]+ to well-accept$ human rights &   
humanit>ian /&>ds w\ld d2 ,:]eas !      
,israeli newspap] ,ha>etz call$ !       
decision ,a /a9 ^u ,israel & said1 ,!   
outlaw+ ( human rights gr\ps &          
p]secution ( humanit>ian activi/s are   
qu9tess5tial *>act]i/ics ( milit>y      
regimes1 9 :i* democracy 9 its deepe/   
s5se is a dead lett]2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! pa/ 
sev]al ye>s1 ,israeli1 ,pale/9ian1 &    
int]national human rights & humanit>ian 
organizations h fac$ an increas+ly      
difficult op]at+ environm5t & %r9k+     
civic space 9 ,israel & ! occupi$ ,we/  
,bank1 includ+ ,ea/ ,j]usalem1 & ! ,gaza
 ,/rip1 t negatively impacts _! ability 
to deliv] assi/ance & advocate on behalf
 ( ,pale/9ian human rights2 ,:]eas      
delegitimization & dis9=mation campaigns
 h be5 advanc$ by a network ( ris+      
nationali/ ,israeli civil society       
organizations & associat$ organizations 
outside ( ,israel1 ) ! support (        
,israeli gov]nm5t m9i/ries & aim to     

sil5ce & elim9ate lawful human rights "w
 t exposes widespread human rights      
violations inh]5t 9 ,israel's milit>y   
occupation ( ,pale/9ians2 ,:]eas        
antit]rorism legislation mu/ n be us$ to
 unju/ifiably und]m9e civil lib]ties or 
to curtail ! legitimate "w ( human      
rights organizations & mu/ be appli$ 9 a
 mann] t is consi/5t ) int]national law 
& does n violate obligations "u         
int]national law2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates provides #c4h billion 9 milit>y  
fund+ to ! ,israeli gov]nm5t ea* fiscal 
ye> & !re=e holds a unique obligation to
 speak out aga9/ & condemn actions by ! 
,israeli gov]nm5t t int5tionally und]m9e
 democratic values & int]nationally     
recogniz$ human rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  
7,a7 recognizes ! value & importance ( !
 c\rage\s "w be+ done by ! six          
,pale/9ian civil society organizations  
def5d+ ! human rights ( a vuln]able &   
at-risk ,pale/9ian population liv+ "u   
,israeli milit>y occupation2 &  7,b7    

condemns z a repressive act design$ to  
crim9alize & p]secute important         
,pale/9ian human rights organizations ! 
decision by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel to    
designate six prom95t ,pale/9ian human  
rights & civil society gr\ps z t]rori/  
organizations2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ,presid5t     
,bid5 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %\ld-- 7,a7 
publicly condemn ?is au?orit>ian &      
antidemocratic act ( repression by !    
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel aga9/ prom95t       
,pale/9ian civil society organizations2 
7,b7 publicly call on ,israeli          
au?orities to imm$iately end ef=ts aim$ 
at p]secut+1 delegitimiz+1 & crim9aliz+ 
,pale/9ian human rights def5d]s & civil 
society organizations2 &  7,c7 publicly 
/ate ! ongo+ ,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to 
recognize ! valuable "w ( ,pale/9ian    
civil society organizations1 includ+    
,addame]1 ,al-,haq1 ,def5se = ,*ildr5   
,int]national-,pale/9e1 ! ,union (      
,agricultural ,"w ,committees1 ! ,bisan 
,c5t] = ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 & !      

,union ( ,pale/9ian ,wom5 ,committees1 &
 all o!r peaceful1 legitimate ef=ts to  
protect ! int]nationally recogniz$ human
 rights ( ,pale/9ians liv+ "u ,israeli  
milit>y occupation4