{"id":2061561,"date":"2023-10-10T05:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields-but-legislation-is-on-ice-until-new-speaker-is-elected\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T05:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:15:42","slug":"after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields-but-legislation-is-on-ice-until-new-speaker-is-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields-but-legislation-is-on-ice-until-new-speaker-is-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress aims to sanction Hamas&#8217; use of human shields following their recent strike. However, the legislation is currently on hold until a new Speaker is elected."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">52<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields-but-legislation-is-on-ice-until-new-speaker-is-elected%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2061561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Sanction \u200cHamas for\u2062 Use of Human Shields<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      <em>(Photo by MAHMUD HAMS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>House \u2062lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled \u200da groundbreaking \u2064bipartisan initiative to hold the Iran-backed terror group Hamas accountable for its use \u2063of human shields. However, due\u200c to the ongoing search for a new speaker in\u2062 the \u200dRepublican-controlled chamber, this critical legislation is currently on hold.<\/p>\n<p>The bill,\u200c led by Representatives \u2064Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.)\u200b and \u2064Brad \u2063Sherman (D.,\u2062 Calif.), marks the first \u2063congressional attempt to \u2063address Hamas&#8217;s recent \u2063attack on Israeli citizens. It aims\u2063 to expand\u2064 the White \u2062House&#8217;s authority to impose\u2064 sanctions on top Hamas leaders, as well as individuals associated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad and\u200c Hezbollah, another Iranian-backed terror group operating in Lebanon. You can find a \u200dcopy of the measure <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GALLWI_092_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GALLWI_092_xml.pdf&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1696973343102000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0f02T8auHlqSbtMLqZWEoV\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Delay \u2063in Action<\/h3>\n<p>Although the bipartisan bill is expected\u200d to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-senators-sound-alarm-on-chinese-digital-currency-ahead-of-winter-olympics\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Senators Sound Alarm on Chinese Digital Currency Ahead of Winter Olympics\">garner widespread support<\/a>, it cannot \u200cproceed in \u2064the\u200b House until a\u200d new speaker is chosen. This delay will postpone any\u2064 action on one of the\u200b first legislative measures aimed at combating Middle East\u200b terror groups following Hamas&#8217;s \u200bdevastating attack on \u2062Israel, which resulted in numerous casualties. The bill specifically targets Hamas&#8217;s strategy of using civilians\u2062 as shields, a reprehensible tactic that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-yr-old-girl-found-abandoned-by-smuggler-in-texas-on-border-riverbank\/\" title=\"4-Yr-Old Girl Found Abandoned by Smuggler in Texas on Border Riverbank\">endangers innocent lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2064horrific Hamas attacks on \u2063Israel demonstrate\u200b that groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad have\u200c always been dedicated to destroying Israel and combating American interests in the Middle East,&#8221; said Gallagher, a member \u200cof the Permanent Select Committee on \u2064Intelligence. \u200c&#8221;Of \u2064all the malign activities of these\u200d groups, \u2063few\u2063 are more reprehensible or dangerous than their \u2063use of civilians as human\u200b shields.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This legislation builds upon a \u20632018 \u200dmeasure, also \u2063championed by\u2062 Gallagher,\u2063 which authorized broad sanctions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-hamas-strike-congress-wants-to-sanction-terror-groups-use-of-human-shields-but-legislation-is-on-ice-until-new-speaker-is-elected\/\" title=\"Congress aims to sanction Hamas' use of human shields following their recent strike. However, the legislation is currently on hold until a new Speaker is elected.\">terror\u2064 groups employing human shields<\/a>. However, the Biden administration has not fully enforced \u2062that\u200c law, prompting Gallagher\u200c and his colleagues to\u2064 propose an enhanced version.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Provisions<\/h3>\n<p>The new measure \u2063extends the duration of sanctions on these groups from 2023 to 2030 and grants Congress the power \u200dto compel the administration to impose economic penalties \u200don leaders and supporters of these \u2062terror organizations. \u2063Additionally, it mandates that the president \u2064provide written\u2063 justification for any decision to waive sanctions or bypass their implementation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;By\u2063 reforming the [2018] Sanctioning the\u200d Use of Civilians\u2063 as\u2063 Defenseless Shields Act and \u2062giving Congress a\u200d greater role in ensuring these critical sanctions are implemented, this bipartisan legislation sends\u200b a clear signal that the United States will severely punish this behavior,&#8221; emphasized \u2063Gallagher.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill specifically addresses Hamas&#8217;s\u2063 surprise attack on \u2063Israel, highlighting the\u200d group&#8217;s use of hostages as human shields. It also condemns Hamas&#8217;s practice of hiding rocket launchers and weapons caches in densely populated areas of the \u200cGaza Strip, deliberately putting civilians \u200dat \u200crisk of unintentional\u2062 harm by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Hamas, Hezbollah,\u2064 Palestinian Islamic\u2063 Jihad, and other groups that cynically exploit civilians as\u200b human shields are responsible for the deaths\u200d of countless\u2064 Israelis and\u200b Palestinian civilians \u200calike,&#8221; stated Sherman. He added that \u200bthe bill \u2063will ensure &#8220;that the \u200bUnited States will hold terrorists accountable for their use of this disgraceful tactic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact can sanctions have \u2062on\u2063 terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E groups, \u2063Hamas is perhaps the\u2062 most egregious in\u200d its use of \u2064human\u200d shields. This\u200d legislation \u200cprovides the necessary tools and authority for the United\u200d States to hold \u200dHamas accountable for its actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The delay \u200din choosing a new speaker is a result of internal disputes within the\u2062 Republican Party.\u2064 As lawmakers \u2064navigate this process,\u2063 critical legislation\u2064 such\u200c as\u200d the bill to sanction Hamas for its use of human shields is left\u2063 in limbo. This delay only hampers the ability \u2063of \u2062the \u200cUnited States to take effective measures against terrorism\u200b in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>An Urgent Need for Action<\/h3>\n<p>The recent attack by \u200dHamas\u2063 on Israeli citizens has once again highlighted the urgent need for decisive action against terrorist organizations. Hamas&#8217;s use\u200b of human shields is not\u2062 only a violation\u200d of international law but also\u200b a deeply \u2063immoral and unjust tactic.\u200d It puts innocent\u2063 lives \u200dat risk and undermines any\u200b hope \u2064for peaceful \u2062resolution \u2063in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>By introducing \u200dthis legislation, Representative Gallagher and Sherman have taken a crucial step towards \u2063holding Hamas accountable for its actions. The bill expands the authority of the White House to impose sanctions\u2062 on top \u200cHamas\u200c leaders \u2063and those associated with other Iranian-backed terror \u2062groups.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctions can serve as a powerful tool in pressuring terrorist \u2063organizations to change their tactics and behavior. By \u200ctargeting the financial \u200cnetwork and assets of Hamas, \u200cHezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the United States can \u2064disrupt their \u2064operations and weaken their\u200d ability to \u2063carry \u2063out attacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062bipartisan\u200d legislation introduced by Representatives Gallagher and Sherman represents a significant step towards addressing the dangerous use of human shields by Hamas\u2062 and other Iranian-backed \u2062terror groups.\u2064 It is crucial\u2062 for the United \u2062States to\u2064 take \u200ceffective \u2063action against these\u200d organizations to protect innocent lives and promote \u2062stability in\u200c the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>As lawmakers continue the process of selecting a new \u2062speaker, it is imperative that \u2064they \u2063prioritize this \u200cimportant legislation. Delaying action only \u2062allows \u200cterrorist organizations to continue their reprehensible tactics without consequence.<\/p>\n<p>The United States\u200c must remain steadfast in\u2064 its commitment to \u200bcombating terrorism and promoting peace in the Middle \u200dEast. The bill to sanction Hamas for\u2064 its use of \u2062human \u2064shields is a \u2064vital component of this\u2062 effort\u200b and should be swiftly and decisively advanced in \u2063the House.<\/p>\n<p>It is through the collective efforts of \u200dlawmakers from both sides \u2063of the\u2064 aisle that we can send a\u2063 clear message to terrorist organizations that their\u2063 actions will not go unpunished. \u200dBy strengthening the \u2064authority to impose sanctions, we can diminish the\u2064 influence and capabilities of \u2063these groups, ultimately \u2063making the world a\u2064 safer place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sanction Hamas for employing human shields. However, due to the need for a new speaker in the Republican-controlled chamber, the legislation is expected to be delayed. This bipartisan effort marks Congress&#8217; initial attempt to address the issue. 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