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<h1 class="article-title">US House Unanimously passes resolution
supporting Israeli attack on Gaza</h1>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">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</blockquote>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.”<br>
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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. <br>
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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.<br>
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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.”<br>
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Resolution 657 “states support for the state of Israel as it defends
itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the Hamas terror
organization.”<br>
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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.<br>
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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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