[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 287 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 287

 Condemning inflammatory statements made by Yassir Arafat relating to 
                     certain terrorist activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 19, 1994

 Mr. Levy (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. King, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Engel, 
Mr. McCollum, Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
Cooper, Mr. Dornan, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, Mr. Canady, 
Ms. Schenk, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. 
   Klein, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
  Pallone, Mr. Owens, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox, and Mr. 
    Royce) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning inflammatory statements made by Yassir Arafat relating to 
                     certain terrorist activities.

Whereas, on September 13, 1993, the Government of Israel and the Palestine 
        Liberation Organization signed the Declaration of Principles relating to 
        peace between such Government and Organization;
Whereas, on May 4, 1994, the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation 
        Organization signed the Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho 
        Area;
Whereas paragraph 1 of Article XII of the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and 
        Jericho Area states that the Palestinian Authority ``shall...abstain 
        from incitement, including hostile propaganda... and shall take legal 
        measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups, or 
        individuals within their jurisdiction'';
Whereas the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yassir Arafat, 
        failed to condemn the massacre of Israeli civilians at Afula, Israel, on 
        April 6, 1994, and at Ashod, Israel, on April 7, 1994;
Whereas, on May 10, 1994, Chairman Arafat called for a ``Jihad'', or Holy War, 
        to forcibly take possession of the city of Jerusalem;
Whereas, on July 15, 1994, Chairman Arafat stated that ``. . . the Palestinian 
        flag will fly over all the Palestinian land . . .'';
Whereas Chairman Arafat has failed to issue a personal statement expressing 
        outrage at the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Jewish community center in 
        Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
Whereas such statements and actions are inflammatory and impede the progress of 
        peace in the Middle East: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) takes umbrage with, and expresses its displeasure at, 
        the continually inflammatory statements made by Chairman 
        Arafat;
            (2) strongly urges the Secretary of State to use the full 
        authority of his office to press Chairman Arafat to refrain 
        from, and dispense with, the use of inciting and inflammatory 
        rhetoric;
            (3) urges Chairman Arafat to quickly and unequivocally 
        condemn any and all terrorist acts aimed at Jews or Israelis; 
        and
            (4) calls upon Chairman Arafat and the Palestinian 
        Authority to continue to work toward fulfilling the spirit and 
        letter of the Declaration of Principles, the Cairo Agreement on 
        the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area, and any other agreements or 
        treaties entered into by the Palestinian Authority.
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