[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 405 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 405

 Expressing the moral requirement to end violence and terrorism in the 
                              Middle East.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2002

Mr. Obey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the moral requirement to end violence and terrorism in the 
                              Middle East.

Whereas recent events in the Middle East, triggered by recent Palestinian 
        suicide bombings, have created conditions under which the 
        reestablishment of a nonviolent environment is highly unlikely without 
        the active sustained leadership of the United States: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) stands in solidarity with Israel's right as a frontline 
        state in the war against terrorism to take military action to 
        end terrorist attacks, to dismantle terrorist infrastructure, 
        and to provide security for its people;
            (2) remains committed to Israel's right to self-defense and 
        to assisting Israel in exercising that right;
            (3) will continue to assist Israel in strengthening its 
        homeland defenses;
            (4) condemns Palestinian suicide bombings and the ongoing 
        support and coordination of terror by Yassir Arafat and other 
        members of the Palestinian leadership;
            (5) insists that the Palestinian Authority fulfill its 
        commitment to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the 
        Palestinian areas;
            (6) urges all Arab states, particularly United States 
        allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia, to declare their unqualified 
        opposition to all forms of terrorism, particularly suicide 
        bombing, and to act in concert with the United States to stop 
        the violence;
            (7) urges Israel to make clear, in the context of the full 
        settlement described in paragraph (8), its willingness to 
        withdraw from occupied territories; and
            (8) urges all parties in the region to vigorously pursue 
        efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace 
        in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent 
        Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and 
        normal relationships, which should include termination of all 
        claims or states of belligerency and respect for and 
        acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and 
        political independence of every state in the area and their 
        right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries 
        free from threats or acts of force.
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