| 1 | 1 | | *HR1508* |
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| 2 | 2 | | January 29, 2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. 12 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: King |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | January 29, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION supporting Israel. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2 Whereas, On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a |
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| 10 | 10 | | 3 massive, unprovoked war on Israel by air, land, and sea, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 4 including firing thousands of rockets; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 5 Whereas, This heinous assault took place just after the 50th |
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| 13 | 13 | | 6 anniversary of the multi-front 1973 Yom Kippur War against |
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| 14 | 14 | | 7 Israel; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 8 Whereas, Hamas terrorists crossed the land border and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 9 began slaughtering Israelis and abducting hostages in towns in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 10 southern Israel, including children and the elderly; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 11 Whereas, Since October 7, 2023, Hamas has launched over |
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| 19 | 19 | | 12 3,500 rockets into southern and central Israel; |
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| 20 | 20 | | HR 12—HR 1508/DI 140 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1 Whereas, Since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2 killed over 700 Israelis and injured more than 2,500 others, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 3 with American citizens in Israel among those killed; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 4 Whereas, Since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly |
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| 25 | 25 | | 5 responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 6 Whereas, Expansion of this war to other fronts by Hezbollah, |
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| 27 | 27 | | 7 Iran, or others would create an even more devastating regional |
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| 28 | 28 | | 8 catastrophe; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 9 Whereas, Hamas is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist |
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| 30 | 30 | | 10 Organization; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 11 Whereas, Iran has long provided support to Hamas and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 12 other terrorist groups and proxies, and prior U.S. government |
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| 33 | 33 | | 13 unclassified assessments indicated that, "Iran has historically |
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| 34 | 34 | | 14 provided up to $100 million annually in combined support to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 15 Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas, Palestinian |
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| 36 | 36 | | 16 Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and the Popular Front for the Liberation |
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| 37 | 37 | | 17 of Palestine-General Command"; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 18 Whereas, Hamas used rudimentary, civilian equipment such |
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| 39 | 39 | | 19 as bulldozers, paragliders, and rubber boats in its assault on |
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| 40 | 40 | | 20 Israel, demonstrating the importance of fully enforcing tight |
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| 41 | 41 | | 21 controls on what materials go into the Gaza Strip, including a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 22 thorough vetting of assistance; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 23 Whereas, Under the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 24 Understanding (MOU), the United States pledged to provide |
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| 45 | 45 | | 25 Israel $3.3 billion per year in foreign military financing and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 26 $500 million per year in missile defense for 10 years, which |
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| 47 | 47 | | 27 Congress has appropriated annually; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 28 Whereas, Section 1273 of the Fiscal Year 2021 National |
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| 49 | 49 | | 29 Defense Authorization Act authorized $3.3 billion in foreign |
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| 50 | 50 | | 30 military financing for Israel for Fiscal Years 2021 through |
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| 51 | 51 | | 31 2028, in accordance with the 2016 U.S.-lsrael MOU; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 32 Whereas, Congress has responded with emergency |
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| 53 | 53 | | 33 supplemental appropriations beyond the terms of the MOU as |
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| 54 | 54 | | 34 needed, such as in March 2022 when Congress appropriated an |
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| 55 | 55 | | HR 12—HR 1508/DI 140 3 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 1 additional $1 billion for the Iron Dome defense system after the |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2 May 2021 conflict in which Hamas launched over 4,400 rockets |
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| 58 | 58 | | 3 at Israel; and |
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| 59 | 59 | | 4 Whereas, Israel is a major non-NATO ally and major |
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| 60 | 60 | | 5 strategic partner of the United States: Therefore, |
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| 61 | 61 | | 6 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 62 | 62 | | 7 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 63 | 63 | | 8 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 64 | 64 | | 9 expresses its support of Israel. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 10 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 11 Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to State |
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| 67 | 67 | | 12 Representative Joanna King for distribution. |
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| 68 | 68 | | HR 12—HR 1508/DI 140 |
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