H.Res. 588

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 588

Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 2025

Mr. Yakym (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
Van Drew, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Fine, 
Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
Fleischmann, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Harris of Maryland) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs

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RESOLUTION

Condemning the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' as a call to violence 
against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United 
States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.

Whereas the Arabic word ``intifada'' means ``uprising'' or ``shaking off'';
Whereas ``Intifada'' is commonly used to describe two periods of violent 
terrorism launched against Israel and Israeli citizens, with the First 
Intifada from 1987 to 1990 and the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005;
Whereas the First Intifada and Second Intifada killed thousands of Israelis in 
terrorist attacks that included suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, 
and other violence in passenger buses, restaurants, nightclubs, and 
other civilian areas;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas committed a barbaric terror attack on Israel 
and the Israeli people, killing and torturing civilians indiscriminately 
in their homes, as well as at a music festival and other civilian areas;
Whereas, in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre, scores of pro-Hamas 
protests broke out worldwide, including in American cities and college 
campuses;
Whereas many of these protests have prominently featured calls to ``Globalize 
the Intifada'';
Whereas the Anti-Defamation League characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
Intifada'' as ``generally understood as a call for indiscriminate 
violence against Israel, and potentially against Jews and Jewish 
institutions worldwide'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee characterizes the slogan ``Globalize the 
Intifada'' as ``often understood by those saying and hearing it as 
encouraging violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting 
Israel'';
Whereas, in 2024, the Anti-Defamation League found 9,354 antisemitic incidents 
in the United States, which represents ``a 344-percent increase over the 
past five years and an 893-percent increase over the past ten years'';
Whereas the American Jewish Committee defines anti-Zionism as a form of 
antisemitism ``when Jews are verbally or physically harassed or Jewish 
institutions and houses of worship are vandalized in response to actions 
of the State of Israel'';
Whereas, on April 13, 2025, an individual set multiple fires at the Pennsylvania 
Governor's Residence while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were 
inside following a Passover Seder;
Whereas the suspect admitted intent to cause harm motivated by hostility toward 
the Governor's support for Israel and now faces charges including 
attempted murder, terrorism, and arson;
Whereas, on May 21, 2025, two staff members at the Israeli Embassy, Yaron 
Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital 
Jewish Museum in Washington, DC;
Whereas in announcing charges against the alleged perpetrator, the Department of 
Justice called this a ``targeted, antisemitic attack'';
Whereas, on June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado, an antisemitic terrorist attack 
on a peaceful gathering supporting the return of hostages held by Hamas 
in Gaza resulted in the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injuries 
to 12 others;
Whereas charging documents indicate the alleged perpetrator targeted the 
peaceful gathering due to its connection to Israel, calling the 
organizers a ``Zionist Group'' and saying that he wanted to ``kill all 
the Zionist people'';
Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called it ``outrageous'' to 
link the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' with the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto 
Uprising; and
Whereas efforts have been made to downplay the slogan ``Globalize the Intifada'' 
as a call for Palestinian human rights: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
(1) the slogan, ``Globalize the Intifada'', is a call for 
violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world;
(2) the slogan undermines the safety and security of 
Israeli and Jewish people in their communities;
(3) those truly committed to Middle East peace should 
refrain from affirming, chanting, or displaying the slogan;
(4) organizers of demonstrations truly committed to Middle 
East peace should denounce participants that affirm, chant, or 
display the slogan; and
(5) the slogan must be strongly and unequivocally condemned 
by national, State, and local leaders.
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