[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 390 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 390

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
           Hebron massacre and the Middle East peace process.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 1994

    Mr. Rahall (for himself and Mr. Bonior) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign 
                       Affairs and the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
           Hebron massacre and the Middle East peace process.

Whereas, on February 25, 1994, at least 39 Muslim worshipers were massacred as 
        they prayed in the West Bank town of Hebron at the Mosque of Abraham, 
        the site of the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine that is holy to 
        Muslims, Jews, and Christians;
Whereas as many as 150 innocent people were wounded in this terrorist attack;
Whereas the attack took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan;
Whereas the settler who carried out the attack was a member of a terrorist 
        organization, active within the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and 
        Gaza, that openly advocates violence against Arabs and their expulsion 
        from Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza; and
Whereas the declared aim of extremist groups such as this organization is to 
        derail the Middle East peace process, and this aim subverts United 
        States national interests and undermines United States policy in the 
        Middle East: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the Hebron massacre of February 25, 1994, as a 
        violation of all standards of civilized human behavior;
            (2) extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the 
        Palestinian people and to the families of the victims of the 
        massacre;
            (3) expresses grave concern that at least 25 Palestinians 
        have been killed and at least 300 have been injured by the 
        Israeli military since the massacre;
            (4) urges all parties to the Middle East peace talks to 
        return to the negotiating table and to redouble their efforts 
        to achieve a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in the 
        Middle East;
            (5) urges the Government of Israel to take immediate and 
        effective actions to guarantee the safety of the civilian 
        populations in the West Bank and Gaza;
            (6) calls for an end to violence against all civilians in 
        the region, regardless of their identity;
            (7) urges the President to support the efforts of the 
        Security Council of the United Nations to guarantee the 
        security and protection of the civilian Palestinian population 
        in the West Bank and Gaza;
            (8) encourages the Government of the United States--
                    (A) to conduct a domestic investigation, through 
                relevant agencies, of the financial and other 
                connections between Israeli terrorist groups who are 
                opposed to the Middle East peace process, and their 
                supporters in the United States, including alleged 
                recruitment and training, to determine whether any 
                antiterrorism or other laws of the United States have 
                been violated; and
                    (B) to prosecute any such violations to the fullest 
                extent of the law; and
            (9) calls on the Government of the United States to become 
        more actively engaged as a full partner in the Middle East 
        peace process.

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