; Whereas, on November 1, 2023, during a speech on the House Floor, Representative Brian Mast stated that there are very few innocent Palestinian civilians ; Whereas, on November 2, 2023, Representative Brian Mast again incorrectly conflated innocent Palestinian civilians with Hamas terrorists by tweeting a video of a Hamas leader and asserting that a two-state solution means making a state out of these murderous terrorists who are openly calling for the atrocities of October 7 to be committed over and over again ; Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s repeated conflation of innocent Palestinian civilians with Hamas terrorists sends a message to the world that violence against all Palestinians is legitimate and risks the incitement of brutal attacks across the Middle East region including settler violence in the West Bank and Hezbollah aggression in Northern Israel; Whereas instances of anti-Arab hate and Islamophobia have been on the rise, including the hate-fueled murder of Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American, who was stabbed to death in his home in Illinois on October 15, 2023, because of his identity; and Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s comments regarding innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza are dehumanizing, inflammatory, unacceptable and can be reasonably construed as inviting the targeted murder of innocent Palestinians, fanning the flames of violence in the Middle East and violating the international rules of war: Now, therefore, be it