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Rep. Jayapal releases statement on Israel Resolution Vote
Since the resolution's introduction, Rep Jayapal has consistently condemned the attack.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal /
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal issued a statement regarding her "present" vote on the Israel Resolution Vote. “On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack killed 1,400 Israelis, wounded over 5,000 others and took hostage 200 people, including children. I sponsored H.Res 771 as a way to immediately condemn this attack,” she said in a press release.
Since the resolution's introduction, Rep Jayapal has consistently condemned the attack, reiterating Israel's right to self-defence and advocating for the immediate release of all hostages. However, in the 14 days following the resolution's introduction, the Israeli bombings in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of over 5,800 Palestinians, with almost half of them being children, she said. An additional 16,000 individuals have sustained injuries, and 613,000 people have been internally displaced. Notably, Israel has declined to facilitate the unrestricted flow of fuel and other humanitarian assistance, while continuing large-scale bombings in Gaza.
“I cannot in good conscience vote for a resolution that ignores these critical factors and the humanitarian impact on Palestinian civilians and their families as this war has unfolded and escalated. I am voting present to be clear that while I still condemn Hamas’s attacks and the pain and suffering of the Jewish people everywhere, I also condemn the violations of international humanitarian law by Israel and the pain and suffering of Palestinian people everywhere that are not recognized anywhere in this resolution,” she said in the statement.
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