Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 798) condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 798 Whereas both Hamas and Hezbollah are recognized by the United States Department of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations; Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack to deliberately target Israeli civilians, including the killing and abduction of men, women, children, and the elderly; Whereas Hamas' stated goal is the entire destruction of the State of Israel and the murder of its Jewish citizens; Whereas a disturbing number of student organizations at institutions of higher education placed blame solely upon the State of Israel for the attack and expressed support for the terrorist actions of Hamas through the glorification of violence and the usage of antisemitic rhetoric; Whereas on October 9, 2023, the national leadership of Students for Justice in Palestine declared a ``day of resistance'' calling on student chapters across the United States to demonstrate by ``not just slogans and rallies, but armed confrontation with oppressors'' and following this announcement many chapters issued pro-Hamas statements; Whereas on October 10, 2023, a Stanford Universi…”