,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#e1 #bjbc,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,collins7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,condemning the terrorist 
organization ,hamas4  ,whereas the      
,first ,amendment to the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states provides the     
right to free speech1 to peacefully     
assemble1 and to practice one's religion
 without fear of persecution2 ,whereas  
the ,first ,amendment does not provide  
the right to engage in defamation1 or to
 threaten or incite violence in support 
of the ideology of terrorist            
organizations2 ,whereas there have been 
protests across the ,united ,states in  
support of ,hamas in the wake of the    
ongoing conflict between ,israel and    
terrorist groups in the ,gaza ,strip2   
,whereas the majority of protests have  
been peaceful assemblies in support of  

,israelis and ,palestinians2 ,whereas a 
small minority of individuals has used  
the conflict to sow animosity and       
violence in support of terrorist groups 
such as ,hamas2 ,whereas ,hamas is a    
terrorist organization1 supported by the
 current ,iranian regime1 dedicated to  
destroying the ,jewish state of ,israel 
through any means necessary2 ,whereas   
,hamas does not protect or support the  
,palestinian people1 but uses them to   
shield its weapons and militants2       
,whereas ,israel1 exercising its right  
to self-defense1 uses its military to   
shield its people2 ,whereas antisemitism
 is fundamental to the principles of    
,hamas1 whose heinous attacks led to the
 single worst mass killing of ,jews     
since the ,holocaust2 ,whereas          
constructive dialogue on peaceful       
co-existence between ,palestinians and  
,israelis has been co-opted by ,hamas to
 further create division between the    
majority of the ,palestinian and        
,israeli people who are simply seeking a

 peaceful and prosperous life2 and      
,whereas terrorist organizations1 acts  
of terrorism1 and the misinformation    
perpetrated by terrorist organizations  
should never be defended or sympathized 
with3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the ,october #g1
 #bjbc1 attack on ,israel and the       
,jewish community by the terrorist      
organization known as ,hamas2  7#b7     
recognizes that religious freedom is a  
universal human right2  7#c7 encourages 
respect for the right of individuals to 
peacefully assemble and practice their  
religion freely without perpetrating    
violence on others2  7#d7 acknowledges  
the right of ,israel to defend and      
secure its nation2  7#e7 acknowledges   
the effort that must be made by         
,palestinians and ,israelis to reach a  
resolution that opposes the objectives  
of terrorist organizations and creates  
prosperity for all individuals in the   
region2 and  7#f7 reaffirms the         
commitment of the ,united ,states to    

oppose all forms of terrorism4