[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 158 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 158

Urging the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow 
   their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any 
 program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2002

 Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) submitted 
    the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Urging the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow 
   their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any 
 program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, 
                        and for other purposes.

Whereas in November 2002, a number of government-controlled television stations 
        in Egypt began broadcasting a multi-part series, ``Horseman Without a 
        Horse'', based on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and conspiracy 
        myths about Jewish global domination;
Whereas the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are a notorious forgery, written by 
        Russian anti-Semites in the early 20th century, which purport to reveal 
        a plot for Jewish domination of the world;
Whereas the Protocols of the Elders of Zion have been a staple of anti-Semitic 
        and anti-Israel propaganda for decades and have long since been 
        discredited by all reputable scholars;
Whereas the broadcast of this series takes place in the context of a sustained 
        pattern of vitriolic anti-Semitic commentary and depictions in the 
        Egyptian government-sponsored press, which has gone unanswered by the 
        Government of Egypt; and
Whereas the Department of State has urged Egypt and other Arab states not to 
        broadcast this program, saying ``We don't think government TV stations 
        should be broadcasting programs that we consider racist and untrue'': 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) condemns any publication or program that lends 
        legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion;
            (2) believes the use of such heinous propaganda, especially 
        in the Arab world, serves to incite popular sentiment against 
        Jewish people and the State of Israel rather than promoting 
        religious tolerance and preparing Arab populations for the 
        prospect of peace with Israel;
            (3) commends the Department of State for its denunciation 
        of the ``Horseman Without a Horse'' television series and its 
        efforts to discourage Arab states from broadcasting it; and
            (4) urges the Government of Egypt and other Arab 
        governments--
                    (A) not to allow their government-controlled 
                television stations to broadcast this program or any 
                other racist and untrue material; and
                    (B) to speak out against such incitement by 
                vigorously and publicly condemning anti-Semitism as a 
                form of bigotry.
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