Bill Text: IL SR0598 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Condemns the terrorist attacks by Hamas on the State of Israel, expresses deepest sorrow to all innocent people impacted by this terrorist attack and for all the innocent lives lost in Israel and Gaza, calls for the safe delivery of humanitarian aid for the region, demands the release of the hostages being held by Hamas, prays for all deployed Americans, and opposes all organizations that use terror as a tactic, victimize innocent civilians, and intentionally undermine peace throughout the world.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-3)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-11-09 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose [SR0598 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0598-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, On October 7, 2023, terrorists launched a | ||||||
| 3 | horrific assault on the State of Israel from Hamas-controlled | ||||||
| 4 | Gaza, murdering hundreds of unarmed civilians and kidnapping | ||||||
| 5 | women, children, and the elderly; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The assault commenced as the Jewish people and | ||||||
| 7 | the diaspora celebrated the holidays of Sukkot and Shmini | ||||||
| 8 | Atzeret/Simchat Torah; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists crossed the border into Israel | ||||||
| 10 | and began targeting unarmed civilians, which included | ||||||
| 11 | countless incidents of rape, torture, and untold cruelty while | ||||||
| 12 | killing at least 1,400 people, becoming the largest targeted | ||||||
| 13 | killing of those of Jewish descent since the Holocaust; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists intentionally targeted unarmed | ||||||
| 15 | civilians and killed many, including at least 260 people | ||||||
| 16 | murdered at the Tribe of Nova, an Israeli music festival for | ||||||
| 17 | peace, in the largest massacre in Israel's history; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Hamas terrorists kidnapped at least 240 innocent | ||||||
| 19 | civilians, including women, children, and infants, from Israel | ||||||
| 20 | and forced them across the border into Gaza; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Illinoisans were victimized in this horrific act, | ||||||
| 2 | and many Illinois families have been impacted; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The attack on Israel was an attack on the world as | ||||||
| 4 | citizens from multiple countries were victims, including at | ||||||
| 5 | least 31 American citizens, as well as citizens from Canada, | ||||||
| 6 | the United Kingdom, France, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, | ||||||
| 7 | Germany, Cambodia, Brazil, Paraguay, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, | ||||||
| 8 | Ireland, and other nations; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In response to these terrorist attacks, the State | ||||||
| 10 | of Israel declared war on Hamas; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Since October 7, 2023, the death toll in Israel | ||||||
| 12 | and Gaza has continued to rise; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Hamas terrorist attacks were motivated in | ||||||
| 14 | part to derail peace talks in the region between Israel and | ||||||
| 15 | other Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Israel, like all sovereign nations, has the right | ||||||
| 17 | and obligation to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks | ||||||
| 18 | and hostile foreign powers; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, These events delay peace, have and will continue | ||||||
| 20 | to create instability, spur an increase in hostile activity | ||||||
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| 1 | against peaceful citizens, and endanger deployed American | ||||||
| 2 | civilians, government employees, and military personnel; | ||||||
| 3 | therefore, be it
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