strong member of the house foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from illinois, representative brad schneider. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. schneider: thank you for leading on this resolution, mr. meeks and mr. mccaul. hamas is a terrorist oh committed to hate and committed to genocide. since its founding hamas has been dedicated to the murder of jews and destruction of israel. all who cherish life, value democracy, and seek justice must resolutely condemn hamas, condemn its heinous attack on october 7 and condemn its war with israel. and israel has the right, israel has the responsibility to defend itself against hamas, to protect its citizens, to secure its borders, and to rescue its hostages no matter how long it takes. peace will only come after hamas releases its hostages. hamas ceases at launching rockets from israeli neighbors, from palestinian neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals. and hamas no longer governs gaza or threatens israel. until then, palestinians and israelis cannot know peace. three points, hamas is a murderous organization and its aspi