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TURNING CONGRESSIONAL OUTRAGE INTO ACTION: A U.S. RESPONSE TO HAMAS’
WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

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| 10-9-23

A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND ELDERLY WOMAN IS DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREETS. YOUNG
CHILDREN ARE PULLED FROM THEIR BEDS AWAY FROM THEIR MOTHERS. MUSIC
LOVERS ARE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD AT A PEACE CONCERT.

THE HORRIFIC NATURE OF THE TERRORIST ATROCITIES COMMITTED DURING THE
IRAN-BACKED HAMAS INVASION OF ISRAEL HAS RESULTED IN THE DEEPEST
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH STATE IN DECADES. Americans have
seen savagery that they remember from their own experiences with
radical Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. Americans
also see the clear hand of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has
slaughtered or taken hostage American soldiers, diplomats, and
civilians for decades. In this latest massacre, press
reports confirm dozens of Americans were taken hostage by Hamas and
Iran-backed Islamic Jihad, and at least nine Americans were murdered.

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WHAT CAN U.S. POLICYMAKERS DO WHO ARE LOOKING TO TURN THEIR OUTRAGE
INTO ACTION?

ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO RESPOND TO HAMAS’ WAR CRIMES. HAMAS HAS
COMMITTED A DOUBLE WAR CRIME. First, it has savagely murdered, maimed,
tortured, and taken hostage Israeli and foreign civilians, including
Americans. Second, it is using Palestinian
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as human shields to protect its fighters and weapons against Israeli
military action. The Israel Defense Forces
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needs the time, space, and unwavering political support to do what is
required to deal Hamas and Islamic Jihad a decisive blow. This will
require new rules of engagement for the IDF that could lead to
civilian casualties in Gaza
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Hamas places innocent hostages in military areas. As Americans
discovered in our war on terrorism, it is impossible to successfully
defend against ruthless terrorist groups in urban settings without
sustaining casualties. These Palestinian terrorist groups also use
Palestinian civilians to shield their fighters and weapons from lawful
attack.

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IN 2018, THE HOUSE AND SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THE SANCTIONING THE
USE OF CIVILIANS AS DEFENSELESS SHIELDS ACT
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which requires the president to impose sanctions on anyone involved in
the use of human shields by Hamas or Hezbollah
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CONGRESS NEEDS TO INSIST THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION USE THIS LAW TO
SANCTION THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE WAR CRIMES. Rock solid U.S.
support is critical for Israel’s operations. Furthermore, Israel
should not be undermined by calls for cease-fires or hostage
negotiations before achieving all military objectives against Iran’s
terror infrastructure. Instead, Washington should pressure Turkey and
Qatar to close their Hamas offices, expel Hamas officials, and cut off
financial support to the Hamas government. The United States should
also close off all funding spigots that subsidize the Hamas
government, including the suspension of any State Department or USAID
grants, and halt funding of UNRWA’s operation in Gaza.

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CREDIBLE U.S. MILITARY THREAT AGAINST IRAN. The Islamic Republic of
Iran has funded, trained, weaponized, and directed Hamas and its other
terrorist proxies to develop
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“ring of fire” — in the words of the slain Qassem Suleimani,
commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC
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— on Israel’s borders. New evidence is emerging of
Iran’s direct role
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launching the Hamas attack on Israel. Iran has held scores of
Americans hostage in the past; now its terrorist proxies Hamas and
Islamic Jihad are holding dozens
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Americans hostage in Gaza. Without a credible U.S. military threat
against Iran and re-establishing deterrence, Khamenei will feel
emboldened to open another front in the north against Israel using its
terror proxy Hezbollah. This will make a broader regional war more
likely, forcing the United States into it. Decisive action now would
lessen the likelihood of such a regional war unfolding.

DENY IRAN'S RESOURCES. What the U.S. government working in partnership
with Congress has done many times before needs to be done again. The
U.S. Treasury Department needs to threaten Chinese banks
processing Iranian oil transactions
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are filling Iranian coffers with tens of billions of dollars. When the
United States has credibly done that in the past, China’s oil
purchases dropped precipitously. Congress needs to legislate to freeze
Iranian access to the $6 billion
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Qatari banks (money transferred from South Korea) and the $10 billion
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Omani banks (money transferred from Iraq) made accessible to Iran in
connection with nuclear and hostage talks throughout the summer.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed
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October 8 that these funds have not yet been accessed. Notwithstanding
assertions to the contrary, the Treasury will be unable to restrict
these funds to “humanitarian transactions,” as previous
Iranian sanctions-busting
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reveal. Qatar supports Hamas. Oman is close to Iran. When Washington
last devised such a scheme for another Hamas supporter, Turkey, Iran
successfully looted
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billion from Turkish banks using transactions disguised as
humanitarian and gold sales.

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SNAPBACK UNITED NATIONS (UN) SANCTIONS. The UN missile embargo on Iran
expires on October 18. The UN arms embargo expired in 2020. In a few
days, there will be no international measures prohibiting Iran from
providing even more sophisticated missiles and drones to Vladimir
Putin in his war against Ukraine and to Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic
Jihad in their war against Israel. The United States, the United
Kingdom, and France each can unilaterally snap back
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UN sanctions against Iran. Congress should insist that the Biden
administration snap back these sanctions immediately. The United
Kingdom can also be asked to do more to increase pressure on Tehran
— starting with proscribing the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

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SAUDI-ISRAEL PEACE DEAL. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sees the
emerging peace deal
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Riyadh and Jerusalem as a threat to the Islamic Republic. The deal
promises greater peace and prosperity for the region, including for
Palestinians. That is anathema to Khamenei’s vision of revolution,
bloodshed, and repression. Khamenei is using Hamas to try to kill the
peace deal. The congressional message should be to the Biden
administration and to the Saudi leadership that the deal is more
important than ever. But these words of encouragement should be
matched with caution: The U.S. Senate, which is key to ratification of
any U.S.-Saudi security treaty, is looking closely at Saudi words and
behavior and will weigh that against Saudi demands of Washington when
evaluating any agreement. At the same time, no one should attempt to
use the prospect of Saudi-Israel normalization as a tool to pressure
Israel to back down from its military objectives.

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