A bipartisan group of US lawmakers from the Home of Representatives and the US Senate have reintroduced laws to formally sanction a Gaza-based terrorist group.
The Common Resistance Committees (PRC) is reportedly Gaza’s third-largest terror group, after Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). It has a historical past of violent terror assaults in opposition to Israelis, Individuals, and Palestinians since its founding in 2000.
Lawmakers had identified to PRC’s direct involvement with the October 7 assaults in Israel, by which over 1,200 individuals have been murdered and 250 have been taken hostage.
The sanction marks the primary time that this invoice has been launched to the Senate.
Congressmen converse on proposed laws
“Day-after-day that we fail to sanction the terrorist Common Resistance Committees – which have murdered Individuals and Israelis for many years, and took part within the barbaric October 7 bloodbath together with by taking hostages – is one other day that we fail to safe justice for his or her victims,” Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) mentioned.
“It’s lengthy overdue that the Common Resistance Committees are designated as a terrorist group and sanctioned, alongside Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.”
“I am proud to reintroduce my laws to lastly maintain these monsters accountable for the fear they’ve wreaked on innocents within the area,” he added.
The proposed laws, known as the Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7 Act, would deem the PRC as a Specifically Designated World Terrorist (SDGT) group. The label would impose felony penalties, monetary sanctions, and visa restrictions for individuals who supported the group or are in any approach related to its operations.
“The Common Resistance Committees have lengthy been a harmful and violent drive in Gaza, committing heinous acts of terrorism and destabilizing the area,” Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) mentioned. “It’s lengthy overdue that we take decisive motion to carry them accountable. The passage of this invoice by means of the Home International Affairs Committee final Congress was a vital first step, and I’m dedicated to making sure that the PRC faces the sanctions they’ve lengthy deserved within the 119th Congress.”
“The Common Resistance Committees have dedicated heinous acts of terror in opposition to Israelis and Palestinians for many years however have evaded any accountability,” Congresswoman Sarah Mcbride (D-DE) mentioned.
“Their position within the October seventh bloodbath, the homicide of Americans, and their ongoing position within the hostage disaster calls for quick motion. I’m proud to hitch Rep. Brad Sherman in main this bipartisan, bicameral effort to lastly sanction this brutal terror group and reduce off its entry to our monetary networks. We should stay unwavering in our dedication to holding all perpetrators of terrorism accountable.”