House Passes Resolution Condemning Hamas for Rape, Sexual Violence Against Israelis

Published on February 15, 2024

The House overwhelmingly passed on Feb. 14 a resolution condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas on and since Oct. 7. Introduced by Rep. Louis Frankel (D-Fla.), the resolution passed 418-0, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) voting “present.” The resolution cites examples of such acts by Hamas on what was the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. These include testimonies, eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence, and confessions by Hamas terrorists captured by Israel. The resolution states that the House “condemns all rape and forms of sexual violence as weapons of war, including those acts committed by Hamas terrorists on and since Oct. 7; calls on all nations to criminalize rape and sexual assault, and hold accountable all perpetrators of sexual violence, including state and non-state armed groups.”...

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