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US HR588
Resolution
Status
7/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rudolph Yakym III
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AI Summary
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House Resolution 588 condemns the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" as a call for violence against Israeli and Jewish people worldwide and urges national, state, and local leaders to condemn it
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The resolution cites the Anti-Defamation League's finding of 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2024, representing a 344% increase over five years and 893% increase over ten years
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References three 2025 incidents as context: the April 13 arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's residence, the May 21 fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, DC, and the June 1 Boulder, Colorado attack that killed 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injured 12 others
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Calls on those committed to Middle East peace to refrain from using the slogan and urges demonstration organizers to denounce participants who use it
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Introduced July 17, 2025 by Rep. Yakym with bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Legislative Description
Condemning the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" as a call to violence against Israeli and Jewish people across the world and urging United States national, State, and local leaders to condemn it as such.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
7/17/2025