[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 244 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 244

 To condemn the March 1, 1994, attack on American Lubavitcher students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1994

   Mr. Kyl submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 To condemn the March 1, 1994, attack on American Lubavitcher students.

Whereas, on March 1, 1994, a group of American Lubavitcher rabbinical students 
        traveling in a van in New York City were shot at by a man of Lebanese 
        descent who reportedly shouted ``kill the Jews'';
Whereas the rabbinical students were innocent passengers and not guilty of any 
        offense;
Whereas one rabbinical student was killed and several others wounded by the 
        attack;
Whereas acts of racial and religious bigotry are morally reprehensible;
Whereas acts of violence and terrorism fuel hatred and spur other acts of 
        revenge;
Whereas the assault may have been in retaliation for the attack against Muslim 
        worshipers in the Mosque of Abraham in Hebron on February 25, 1994;
Whereas the students were returning from a prayer vigil and were not engaged in 
        any activity relating to the uprisings in the West Bank and Gaza;
Whereas the Israeli Government has condemned the Hebron attack and has taken 
        steps to confiscate arms, establish order, and discourage further acts 
        of violence; and
Whereas the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization has not publicly 
        prevailed upon the international Arab community to take commensurate 
        steps and withhold acts of random violence: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the unprovoked attack on innocent Lubavitcher 
        rabbinical students on March 1, 1994, was an abhorrent act of 
        bigotry and hatred; and
            (2) the Palestine Liberation Organization and other 
        representatives of the Palestinian people should condemn the 
        attack and take all appropriate steps within their control to 
        deter all future attacks on innocent citizens.

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