PRINTER'S NO. 1173
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
185
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, PHILLIPS-HILL, MARTIN, ROTHMAN,
PENNYCUICK, LANGERHOLC, BROWN, LAUGHLIN, CULVER, BAKER AND
ROBINSON, OCTOBER 17, 2023
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 17, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Condemning the recent Hamas attacks and expressing condolences
and support for the State of Israel and its people in
opposition to barbaric terrorism.
WHEREAS, Since October 7, 2023, the images we have seen on
the news and social media indicate atrocities being committed
against Israeli civilians in Southern Israel in horrific
fashion, and these atrocities are condemned in the strongest
manner; and
WHEREAS, We stand firmly with the people of Israel and their
right to defend themselves; and
WHEREAS, The attacks by Hamas are shocking, barbaric and evil
because they involve the shooting and killing of civilians, the
killing of families at rest on Shabbat, which coincided with the
Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, and the kidnapping of women and
children; and
WHEREAS, The attacks by Hamas amount to war crimes of the
worst kind; and
WHEREAS, In the history of civilization and freedom,
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individuals who burst into people's homes and slaughter sleeping
or resting families and civilians are soon themselves destroyed
and brought to justice in the name of everything good and true;
and
WHEREAS, Today, we pray for the protection of all Israelis
and innocent lives and the restoration of peace in Israel; and
WHEREAS, Israel has every right to defend itself with all due
force; and
WHEREAS, The Senate of Pennsylvania expresses its support for
Israel, with whom we have shared a special relationship since
its Independence established in 1948; and
WHEREAS, Our National Guard troops have deployed to the Sinai
Peninsula since 2007 as part of an ongoing international
peacekeeping mission to ensure that the 1978 Camp David Accords
peace agreement between Egypt and Israel is upheld; and
WHEREAS, Recent security agreements have further brought
peace and stability to the Middle East and the Senate of
Pennsylvania stands in opposition to any state or entity,
including Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah, that supports
terrorism of any kind or provides aid and support to those who
fund terror against it; and
WHEREAS, The Senate of Pennsylvania stands resolutely with
Israel and prays for the peace of Jerusalem, calling on all who
love freedom and peaceful coexistence to do the same; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate condemn the recent Hamas attacks
and express condolences and support for the State of Israel and
its people in opposition to barbaric terrorism.
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