And so we see, even on the issue of israel, sitting members of Congress Like tlaib who cant bring themselves to condemn hamas. These are dangerous things. These are dangerous. Host the house is coming back into session to debate a resolution on israel right now. N which the yeas and nays are n ordered, or votes subjected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will postpone votes at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass House Resolution 771 in support of the state of israel. The speaker the clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 771, resolution standing with israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by hamas and other terrorists. The speaker pursuant to the rule, mr. Mccaul and the gentleman from new york, mr. Meeks control 20 minutes. Mr. Mccaul i ask to extend the debate by 10 minutes and ask all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on this measure. The speaker without objection. Mr. Mccaul i yield myself as much time as i may consume. The speaker the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mccaul on october 7, the israelis woke to rockets raining down on them from gaza and gunmen broke down their doors and invaded their homes. Hamas terrorists killed babies and toddlers and killed elderly grandmothers and grandfathers. They killed moms and dads. They killed teenage kids in their homes. No one was spared from their brutality. Following world war ii, my fathers war, i never believed the world would bear witness to the slaughter of the jewish people like weve seen at the bloody hands of hamas. October 7 was the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. Additionally, hamas is holding 220 hostages, including americans. This is a flier, mother and son taken hostage by hamas, bring them home now. Theyre using them as human shields and threatening to execute them. They must all be released unconditionally now. This is one of the darkest moments in the history of the state of israel. I was in one of the kibbutz kibbutz right on the border of gaza meeting with members of the community and i saw their Daycare Center, that same kibbutz was overrun by 70 Hamas Terrorists. Many of the residents i met were slaughtered, most viciously, the babies and the children i visited in the Daycare Center were slaughtered, shot to death, beheaded, and burned alive. When the press says it didnt happen, theyre just wrong. It did. Because ive seen the pictures of the burned babies and the decapitated children and the blood that you see here in the babys crib, for gods sakes. What is going on in the world today . In one of the most horrific stories to emerge, a pregnant woman who had her baby cut out in front of her very eyes as they murdered her baby before her and before they shot her in the head. Simply put, mr. Speaker, they are monsters. At a Music Festival to celebrate peace, chaos, gunfire and explosions ripped through the air, piercing hundreds of bodies with bullets and shrapnel. And while the attendees attempted to three the area, gunmen surrounded them from every direction. In total, 260 attendees assembled in peace to enjoy music were massacred. Among other atrocities weve heard reported include children with their hands bound, shot in the back of the head execution style. Women who were raped and slaughtered, one of whom was dragged through the streets of gaza. Families, including babies, and Young Children were burned alive in their homes in front of their parents. The but heeding of Israeli Soldiers and parents gunned down as they shielded their children before the onslaught of gunfire. This is sheer terror. Its evil. And it cannot stand in this world. We are witnessing in real time hamas carrying out their covenant that outlines their goal of eradicating israel through jihad. In fact, their covenant states, quote, israel will exist and continue to exist until islam will obliterate it, obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it. As they specifically discuss jihad, noting, quote, the day the enemies usurp part of muslim land, jihad becomes the individual duty of every muslim. Its compulsory the banner of jihad is raised and it was indeed raised october 7th. To be completely clear, despite repeated efforts by israel to secure peace, the hamas covenant states, quote, peace initiatives and socalled Peaceful Solutions and International Conferences are in contradiction to the principles of the islamic resistant movement. Theres no solution by the palestinians except by jihad. This declaration calling on the annihilation of the jewish state must be confronted with zero equivocation. That is why i worked with my good friend, Ranking Member meeks, to introduce this bipartisan resolution. It condemns in the strongest possible terms the atrocities of hamas and reiterates israels right to defend herself, along with americas unwavering support for the state of israel. All roads lead to iran. Their fingerprints are all over this attack. Theyve consistently funded hamas and other palestinian groups to the tune of 100 million per year. This resolution condemns hamas and iran for its support of terrorist groups such as hamas and the Palestinian Islamic jihad, and calling for all sanctions on iran to be fully enforced. So i urge my colleagues to support this important resolution. It will send a clear message across the world that terrorists and their sponsors will be held to account for their atrocities, their crimes against humanity, their crimes of genocide. On december 7, 1941 in response to the bombing of pearl harbor, president roosevelt said it was a date which will live in infamy. So, too, will october 7, 2023. And with that, mr. Speaker, i urge support and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker the gentleman from texas reserves, the gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Meeks thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself as much time as i may consume. The speaker the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Meeks i rise in support of this extraordinary important resolution written with my friend and colleague, chairman mccall. 18 days ago the state of israel suffered the greatest mass murder perpetuated against the jewish people since the holocaust when Hamas Terrorists invaded israel by land, by sea, and by air. Behaving just like isis, Hamas Terrorists murdered and beheaded soldiers and civilians alike, babies were shot and burned in their cribs and reduced to smoldering piles of ash, babies. Children were murdered. Teenagers were murdered. Men and women were murdered. Elderly people, including holocaust survivors, murdered. Hamas has also taken 200 of those who survived into gaza as hostages, including unaccompanied children, holocaust survivors, and Many American citizens. Mr. Speaker, hamas attack was truly unprecedented. And when you consider the size of israels population, proportionately, it would be like 30,000 people dying in new york on 9 11. Just let that sink in a little. We must all acknowledge that hamas is a cutthroat terrorist organization that exists solely to destroy israel. And hamas terrorism does not help the palestinians. And in this moment, it is critical for israel to know that the United States of america stands firmly by its side in this battle against hamas. Mr. Speaker, what im about to say next is also very important. There are innocent palestinians in both gaza and the west bank that seek normal and free lives and what nothing to do with hamas or other terrorist organizations, so we cannot lose sight of this and we must keep them, many of whom are also children and their safety and their wellbeing in mind. And we must find a way to ensure the safety of those innocents who are in gazas war zone. And i support the Biden Administrations efforts towards that goal. The United Nations estimates thousands of palestinians have been killed since the terrorist attack on october 7. And we dont know for certain how many of those killed were civilians. But heres what we do know, we know that Hamas Terrorists used palestinians as human shields. And we know that every single one of them would be alive today if hamas had not launched its terrorist attack. So we must be aware and do all that we can to stop this war from expanding beyond its current scope. The administration and our allies are working around the clock to send messages and warnings to iran and hezbollah to stay out. President biden underscored this message during his recent travel to israel, do not test americas will. This congress will have israels back as it degrades and eliminates hamas terrorist infrastructure. We know that it wont take a day, it will be difficult. For too long too many have been willing to contribute to the the delegitimatization of the state of israel and even concerning that Global Leaders are already white washing one of the worst terror attacks in history while hamas and its allies blanket cyberspace with misinformation about this war. Just yesterday turkish president ered juan president erdogan said its a group of mahadine defending their lands and this from the mouth of a nato ally who has its own concerns about terrorists as a existential president erdogans state suspect dead wrong, it is rank with my pockcy and its timing is dangerous. The resolution before us is a bright spot of bipartisanship today. During a very difficult time in american politics. 425 members of this house of representatives have cosponsored this resolution. There is no question in my mind that it will pass overwhelmingly. Democrats and republicans alike. And most importantly, the American People believe in the jewish state and believe in its survival. In the days, weeks, and months ahead, i know the United States will continue to stand steadfastly with israel to assure its defense and its longterm security. We will also, as President Biden has outlined, remain committed to ensuring the civilians in gaza have access to safe areas and continue to have access to food, water, medical care and other assistance without diversions by hamas. We must also stay keenly focused on working to get United States citizens and their immediate family members to exit gaza safely. I want to conclude, mr. Speaker, by raising an issue that the United States and israel must address. What does a Successful Ground operation in gaza look like . How do we achieve the goal of leaving gaza to a responsible Palestinian Government if israels effort to remove hamas is successful . One thing is for certain. The path to peace will require more arab states to recognize that israel has the right to exist. And that will hold firm and will make sure that we can have thereby a twostate solution. But if you say israel does not have the right to exist, youre saying that you do not want peace. So i urge our arab friends to join the Abraham Accords and acknowledge israels right to exist because thats the pathway to peace in the middle east. And to the people of israel, i hope you learn of the passage of this resolution today, and know that the United States congress and the American People have your back. We mourn beside you. And are working to provide the resources your government needs to defend you. We have deployed powerful military resources to the region to demonstrate just that support. We are working all of our diplomatic channels to assure your success. And we are in this together. We will not waver. We will not quit. We will stand with our ally, israel. With that, i reserve the plans of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Mccaul i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new je jersey, on the committee of global holt. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Thank you. Our great friend and ally israel with significant assistance from the United States continues to respond to the cowardly hamas invasion that includes hamas psychotic terrorists butchering innocent civilians, rape, hostage take, the beheading of babies and daily indiscriminate attacks that are reminiscent of nazi buzz bombs and v2 rockets. Mr. Smith Prime Minister netanyahu said in the past he would never allow a second holocaust, nor should we. Antisemitism is at the root of hamas violence against israel and every jewish man, woman, and child. Israels right to defend itself from this brutal invasion is absolute. Hamas 1988 charter explicitly demands the destruction of the state of israel and pr claim, quote, israel will exist and will continue to exist until islam will obliterate it, close quote. Article 7 of the Hamas Charter demands the slaughter of all jews and says, the jews will hide behind rocks and trees and the rocks and trees will cry out there is a jew hiding behind me, come and kill him. Close quote. Article 13 explicitly rejects initiatives for peace and reconciliation and states, quote, initiatives in socalled Peaceful Solutions and International Conferences are contradictions to the principle of Islamic Resistance movement. It is 2017 in its 2017 Charter Hamas reiterated its goal of wiping israel off the face of the earth and said, and i quote there is no alternative to a fully sovereign palestinian state on the entire National Palestinian soil with jerusalem as its capital. Like the nazis before them, hamas and its chief terrorism sponsor, iran are committing genocide against the jews. The United States and all people committed to human rights and the rule of law must stand with israel. That means our support and prayers and the Weapons Systems to defeat hamas. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Meeks im proud to yield two minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina, the honorable representative kathy manning. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Manning 18 days ago, more than 1,000 Hamas Terrorists invaded our democratic ally israel and in the most gruesome, savage and unimaginably barbaric manner attacked 22 israeli towns going housetohouse, slaughtering families, raping girls, beheading babies, setting fire to homes where children were hiding in safe rooms, burning them alive and taking more than 200 people of 40 different nationalities hostage. Taking infants and the elderly hostage. They massacred more than 260 young people attending an outdoor peace concert. They perpetrated the worst attack on the jewish people since the holocaust. Slaughtering more than 1,400 people including 39 americans. And in committing these horrific crimes against humanity, they have brought disaster to the very people they govern. The Palestinian People. They hide their fighters among civilians. They place rocket launchers and weapons in schools and hospitals. In mosque, in residential buildings. Compounding their acts of evil. I was so proud that President Biden immediately expressed the full support of the United States for the state of israel and he traveled to israel in a time of war to embrace the israeli people, to show with his presence that the jewish state has not only a right but a duty to defend itself against hamas. A terrorist group that has in its charter as its foundational purpose to murder jews and destroy the state of israel. And make no mistake, when they shout from the river to the sea, they are calling for the total destruction of the state of israel and ridding the middle east of all jews. Well, not on our watch. The United States will stand sidebyside with our democratic ally israel. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting in support of this resolution. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has exniempled gentleman reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. I yield two minutes to the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. Wagner. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. Mrs. Wagner i rise in support of h. Res. 771. Today the house has an opportunity to demonstrate moral clarity and moral courage. These past few weeks have exposed a level of antisemitism in this nation that is frightening. Whether it is schoolchildren chanting for the genocide of israelis by calling for removal from the river to the sea or radicalized College Students projecting antisemitic slogans on the side of school property, it is clear Young Americans are being indoctrinated against israel. These actions must be con deemed. Hamas is a Terror Organization. That slaughtered innocent women and children. Hamas is a Terror Organization that manipulated western media into doing their bidding by spreading lies about attacks israel did not commit. Hamas is a Terror Organization that steals foreign aid, using to construct rockets and attack israel. These are not my opinions, mr. Speaker. They are facts. And yet too many