Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for HRES 1239.
Sponsor: Gottheimer, Josh (D-New Jersey)
This non-binding House resolution condemns antisemitic rhetoric by online personalities Hasan Piker and Candace Owens, citing specific statements: Piker's support for Hamas, downplaying of October 7th sexual violence, and dehumanizing language about Jews; Owens's conspiracy theories about Jewish/Israeli control of the US government and false blood libel accusations. The resolution calls on social media platforms to enforce hate speech policies and urges public officials to denounce such antisemitism.
This resolution directly addresses antisemitism in Israel/Palestine discourse by naming and condemning statements that support Hamas, deny or minimize Hamas violence, and employ conspiracy theories historically used against Jews. The classification reflects the bill's substantive focus on antisemitic speech in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, though the resolution itself does not adopt the IHRA definition and makes no structural claims about what constitutes antisemitism beyond the specific cases cited.
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