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[-] dead@hexbear.net 49 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Here is the text of the bill so you can read it for yourself.

H. Res. 888 - In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

November 28, 2023.

Whereas the Jewish people are native to the Land of Israel;

Whereas throughout history and across the reign of multiple kingdoms, the Jewish people were persecuted and expelled from the Land of Israel, forced to live as minority diaspora communities in other lands;

Whereas Jewish diaspora communities were historically violently persecuted in, and in some cases expelled from, other countries throughout the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia due to their religion;

Whereas the Nazis attempted to annihilate the entire Jewish population of Europe during the Holocaust, murdering 6,000,000 Jews during this time;

Whereas this genocide provided new urgency to re-establish a Jewish homeland for the Jewish people following the Holocaust, where they would not be a vulnerable minority, where they could freely practice their faith, and where something like the Holocaust could never happen again;

Whereas the modern State of Israel was established on May 14, 1948;

Whereas even after the establishment of the State of Israel, other countries and terrorist entities continued to attack Israel, reject its right to exist, and call for its destruction; and

Whereas Israel is the only Jewish State, and therefore, despite persistent external threats, the existence of Israel provides Jews a place to live free from persecution and discrimination: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) reaffirms the State of Israel’s right to exist;

(2) recognizes that denying Israel’s right to exist is a form of antisemitism;

(3) rejects calls for Israel’s destruction and the elimination of the only Jewish State; and

(4) condemns the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel.

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023677
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/888/text

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 50 points 9 months ago

i thought these people went to expensive schools why the fuck does every line start with WHEREAS fucking hell

[-] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 44 points 9 months ago

Linguistic inertia. The evil rich white dudes who wrote the sacred texts used language that way so now congress has to until the end of this cursed nation.

[-] fox@hexbear.net 30 points 9 months ago

That's just how governments do resolutions typically. Tradition or some shit

[-] oregoncom@hexbear.net 16 points 9 months ago

The CPC's refusal to legislate using classical Chinese infuriates me.

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 10 points 9 months ago

Why? Really stupid thing to get mad about

[-] oregoncom@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

I'm mostly joking. The move to more plain language happened under the RoC. It'd be pretty funny if they undid it as a fuck u tho.

[-] mar_k@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago

Most of them really didn't, a decent minority of the House didn't go to college at all. I looked up the guy who sponsored this resolution and he has a bachelors degree from a college with a 75% acceptance rate

[-] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 10 points 9 months ago

Robert's rules.

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 39 points 9 months ago

888

blood and soil fascist proclamation

[-] Landsharkgun@midwest.social 37 points 9 months ago

Jesus fucking christ. This treats Biblical fanfiction as the foundation for modern realpolitik.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is all part of Mormonism's plot for world domination

This may be funny like a joke but I'm dead serious

[-] stigsbandit34z@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago

We love the Separation of church and state don’t we folks

[-] shroobinator@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Whereas Jewish diaspora communities were historically violently persecuted in, and in some cases expelled from, other countries throughout the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia due to their religion;

We've never been persecuted or expelled in North America though.

[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 23 points 9 months ago

Native groups need to take this up, the exact language can certainly apply (and in their case the documentation is a few hundred years old and well agreed upon, vs based on mythology that certainly doesn't apply to Ashkenazi jews at the very least). Unfortunately logical consistency isn't a winning argument so it wouldn't do much.

[-] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 18 points 9 months ago

Oh fuck off. I was going to do something cute like suggest Zionophobic. The US government when me and a neo nazi are in the same room

same-picture

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

So next bill, affirm support for the creation of a state for every minority group historically persecuted and pushed out of their homeland right?

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