119-hres588

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 588

Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
 against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
 States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 17, 2025

 Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
Van Drew, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Fine, 
 Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Fleischmann, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Harris of Maryland) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
 Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
 against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
 States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

Whereas the Arabic word ``intifada'' means ``uprising'' or ``shaking off'';
Whereas ``Intifada'' is commonly used to describe two periods of violent 
 terrorism launched against Israel and Israeli citizens, with the First 
 Intifada from 1987 to 1990 and the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005;
Whereas the First Intifada and Second Intifada killed thousands of Israelis in 
 terrorist attacks that included suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, 
 and other violence in passenger buses, restaurants, nightclubs, and 
 other civilian areas;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas committed a barbaric terror attack on Israel 
 and the Israeli people, killing and torturing civilians indiscriminately 
 in their homes, as well as at a music festival and other civilian areas;
Whereas, in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre, scores of pro-Hamas 
 protests broke out worldwide, including in American cities and college 
 campuses;
Whereas many of these protests have prominently featured calls to ``Globalize 
 the Intifada'';
Whereas the Anti-Defamation League characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
 Intifada'' as ``generally understood as a call for indiscriminate 
 violence against Israel, and potentially against Jews and Jewish 
 institutions worldwide'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
 Intifada'' as ``often understood by those saying and hearing it as 
 encouraging violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting 
 Israel'';
Whereas, in 2024, the Anti-Defamation League found 9,354 antisemitic incidents 
 in the United States, which represents ``a 344-percent increase over the 
 past five years and an 893-percent increase over the past ten years'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee defines anti-Zionism as a form of 
 antisemitism ``when Jews are verbally or physically harassed or Jewish 
 institutions and houses of worship are vandalized in response to actions 
 of the State of Israel'';
Whereas, on April 13, 2025, an individual set multiple fires at the Pennsylvania 
 Governor's Residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were 
 inside following a Passover Seder;
Whereas the suspect admitted intent to cause harm motivated by hostility toward 
 the Governor's support for Israel and now faces charges including 
 attempted murder, terrorism, and arson;
Whereas, on May 21, 2025, two staff members at the Israeli Embassy, Yaron 
 Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital 
 Jewish Museum in Washington, DC;
Whereas in announcing charges against the alleged perpetrator, the Department of 
 Justice called this a ``targeted, antisemitic attack'';
Whereas, on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, an antisemitic terrorist attack 
 on a peaceful gathering supporting the return of hostages held by Hamas 
 in Gaza resulted in the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injuries 
 to 12 others;
Whereas charging documents indicate the alleged perpetrator targeted the 
 peaceful gathering due to its connection to Israel, calling the 
 organizers a ``Zionist Group'' and saying that he wanted to ``kill all 
 the Zionist people'';
Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called it ``outrageous'' to 
 link the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' with the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto 
 Uprising; and
Whereas efforts have been made to downplay the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' 
 as a call for Palestinian human rights: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--

    (1) the slogan, ``Globalize the Intifada'', is a call for 
 violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world;

    (2) the slogan undermines the safety and security of 
 Israeli and Jewish people in their communities;

    (3) those truly committed to Middle East peace should 
 refrain from affirming, chanting, or displaying the slogan;

    (4) organizers of demonstrations truly committed to Middle 
 East peace should denounce participants that affirm, chant, or 
 display the slogan; and

    (5) the slogan must be strongly and unequivocally condemned 
 by national, State, and local leaders.
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