Whereas the Department of State designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in October of 1997; Whereas the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was tragic and horrific, and a reminder of the evil that motivates Hamas; Whereas Israel has the right to defend itself and its people; Whereas violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protests have erupted on campuses of institutions of higher education nationwide in response to Israel’s defense of itself and its people; Whereas, since April 18, 2024, more than 1,500 individuals have been arrested on campuses of institutions of higher education for engaging in violent, anti-Israel and anti-American protests; Whereas some reporting has identified many American flags torn, burned, and desecrated at these violent protests; Whereas thousands of patriotic law enforcement officials have spent countless hours protecting the people of the United States from the violence at these protests; Whereas violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protestors replaced the American flag at City College of New York with the Palestinian flag; Whereas patriotic New York Police Department officials removed the Palestinian flag and replaced it with an American flag; Whereas the American flag was taken down by violent anti-American and anti-Israel protestors at the University of North Carolina and replaced with a Palestinian flag, which was then taken down by patriotic law enforcement officials and interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, who restored the American flag to its rightful position; Whereas a group of violent anti-American and anti-Israel protestors thereafter attempted to take down the American flag again; Whereas a group of patriotic fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina protected the American flag from being desecrated and replaced with a Palestinian flag by violent, anti-American and anti-Israel individuals