[News] US House Unanimously passes resolution supporting Israeli attack on Gaza

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  US House Unanimously passes resolution supporting Israeli attack on Gaza

author Tuesday July 15, 2014 09:33author by Celine Hagbard 
<http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ih/9781156469613>- 
*http://www.imemc.org/article/68479*

    The US House of Representatives voted unanimously to support a
    non-binding resolution to reaffirm full U.S. support for Israel's
    "defense of its citizens" and condemning Palestinian "unprovoked
    rocket fire". The resolution made no mention of the nearly 2,000
    tons of bombs that had been dropped by Israel on Gaza at the time it
    was passed

It also did not mention the 200 Palestinians (80% of whom are civilians, 
according to the UN) or the multiple attempts by Hamas to negotiate a 
ceasefire with Israel -- including on July 6th, before the Israeli 
attack began in earnest.

The US House of representatives is currently Republican-led, but 
representatives of both political parties offered full support to the 
Israeli military's attack, and ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip.

During the one minute speech sessions that followed the opening prayer 
on Friday morning, Republican Trent Franks from Arizona stated, "Last 
month Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas openly united with the 
terrorist group Hamas and right now they are raining down rockets on the 
innocent people of Israel. One half of all Israelis have sought shelter 
in bomb shelters."

No U.S. members of Congress mentioned the Israeli attack on Gaza that 
began on July 8th, killing twenty civilians before Palestinian 
resistance fighters responded with homemade shells.

The resolution passed by the U.S. House claimed that Iran has provided 
material support in long-range missile production to both Hamas and 
Islamic Jihad, a claim that has been made by the Israeli government. But 
the Israeli government has not offered anything beyond infographics that 
show evidence of either group possessing any such weapons.

The American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, which is the wealthiest 
Zionist lobby in the U.S., immediately issued a statement praising the 
U.S. House for "passing a forceful resolution affirming Israel's right 
to self-defense and holding Hamas responsible for the attacks on 
America's democratic ally."

Resolution 657 "states support for the state of Israel as it defends 
itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the Hamas terror 
organization."

In the seven days of Israel's "Operation Protective Edge", launched 
Tuesday July 8th against the people of Gaza, Israeli forces have killed 
195 Palestinians, including at least 35 children. Over 1400 Palestinians 
have been wounded, many of them severely. Hospitals are overflowing with 
wounded civilians, and are facing shortages of supplies and equipment 
since Israel began its siege on Gaza eight years ago.

No Israelis have been killed or wounded by Palestinian shells fired in 
response to the Israeli attck over the past seven days. Around a dozen 
Israelis have reported minor injuries sustained while running to bomb 
shelters.
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