[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 191 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 191

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
   Nations should immediately transfer to the Israeli Government an 
  unedited and uncensored videotape that contains images which could 
 provide material evidence for the investigation into the incident on 
October 7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense Force 
        soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2001

Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Lowey, 
  Mr. Cantor, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. 
   Maloney of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
 Phelps, Mr. Crane, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weller, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
  Israel, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
 Grucci) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
   Nations should immediately transfer to the Israeli Government an 
  unedited and uncensored videotape that contains images which could 
 provide material evidence for the investigation into the incident on 
October 7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense Force 
        soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad.

Whereas on October 7, 2000, Hezbollah forces illegally crossed the Israeli 
        border with Lebanon and kidnapped 3 Israli Defense Force soldiers, Adi 
        Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad;
Whereas 9 months after the kidnapping, Hezbollah released no information as to 
        the whereabouts and conditions of these soldiers;
Whereas the events leading up to, surrounding, and immediately following the 
        kidnapping remain unknown;
Whereas after long denial the United Nations admitted to possession of a 
        videotape that contains images which could provide material evidence for 
        the investigation into the incident on October 7, 2000;
Whereas this videotape would help to assess the conditions of the soldiers and 
        assist in the investigation to determine the identities of the 
        kidnappers and their methods; and
Whereas to date the United Nations is reluctant to transfer an uncensored form 
        of the videotape to Israeli Government authorities investigating this 
        incident: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United Nations should immediately transfer an unedited and 
uncensored form of the videotape that contains images which could 
provide material evidence for the investigation into the incident on 
October 7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense Force 
soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad, as well as any 
other material evidence the United Nations may possess, to the Israeli 
Government to assist its investigation of this incident.
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