HRES 317 · 112th Congress · International Affairs

Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Introduced 2011-06-21· Sponsored by Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .(2011-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Demands that Hamas: (1) release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, (2) allow access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, (3) provide Gilad Shalit the humane treatment all captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right, (4) facilitate regular communication by Gilad Shalit with his family, and (5) cease compelling Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to extort and coerce the government of Israel. Expresses: (1) commitment to the survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state within recognized and secure borders; (2) opposition to participation by Hamas in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prior to explicit acceptance by that group of Israel's right to exist, the cessation of all violence, and the binding commitments made previously by the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); and (3) commitment to seek the release of Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers. Recalls: (1) the attack on and kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and (2) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feld…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans