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U.S. House Passes Bill Sanctioning Hamas for Using Human Shields
(Algemeiner) Benjamin Kerstein - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill which sanctions the terrorist group Hamas and its collaborators for deliberately putting innocent people in harm's way as a military tactic. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who introduced the Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act, said, "The world must face the threat of Hamas terrorists, as they continue to perpetrate atrocities against civilians and use them as human shields....I believe this legislation will help ensure the lives of innocent Palestinian civilians are spared by proactively imposing strong sanctions against Hamas." "Hamas is a terrorist organization, formed and wholly-dedicated to the destruction of our ally Israel," said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. "This legislation condemns Hamas' barbaric use of human shields and imposes sanctions on those responsible....The bill's unanimous passage shows Congress' continued strong, bipartisan support for Israel." The bill finds that "Hamas forces have repeatedly fired rockets...from civilian areas...putting Palestinian lives at constant risk." The bill also condemns Hamas' use of child labor to build its attack tunnels.