Reaffirming support for Israel’s right to defend its citizens and ensure the survival of the State of Israel, and for other purposes.

reaffirms its support for Israel’s right to defend its citizens and ensure the survival of the State of Israel;

condemns Hamas’ repeated violation of humanitarian cease fires and its use of suicide bombings;

demands Hamas return the IDF soldier kidnapped on August 1, 2014;

calls on the United Nations Secretary General to immediately condemn all terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel;

reiterates its call on Hamas to stop using residents of Gaza as human shields;

urges the international community to condemn the unprovoked rocket fire at Israel;

calls on the Palestinian people to reject Hamas and its hateful ideology and to seek peace; and

recognizes that the Government of Israel must be allowed to take actions necessary to remove the present and future threats posed by Hamas’ rockets and tunnels and supports the Government of Israel’s efforts to deal with the threats posed by Hamas rockets and tunnels.