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Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/hamas-israel-ted-cruz-kirsten-gillibrand-109457.html
Ted Cruz, Kirsten Gillibrand Team Up on Hamas
(Politico) Burgess Everett - Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) united on Monday to push a resolution condemning Hamas in its war against Israel. The resolution strongly criticizes Hamas for using "innocent civilians as human shields," tags Hamas and other terrorist groups with the blame for thousands of rocket attacks on Israel launched from Gaza, and demands that PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas condemn Hamas' tactics. Gillibrand called on the global community to "stand up" to Hamas. Cruz said the U.S. and the entire international community "must expose and denounce Hamas' barbaric tactics and unequivocally support Israel's right to self-defense." The resolution is a companion to a House resolution introduced by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).