[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 35 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 35


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2001

          Referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas on October 7, 2000, Hezbollah units, in clear violation of international 
        law, crossed Lebanon's international border and kidnapped three Israeli 
        soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad;
Whereas on October 15, 2000, Hezbollah announced that it had abducted a fourth 
        Israeli, Elchanan Tannenbaum;
Whereas these captives are being held by Hezbollah in Lebanon;
Whereas the 2000 Department of State report on foreign terrorist organizations 
        stated that Hezbollah receives substantial amounts of financial 
        assistance, training, weapons, explosives, and political, diplomatic, 
        and organizational assistance from Iran and Syria;
Whereas Syria, Lebanon, and Iran voted in favor of the Universal Declaration of 
        Human Rights in the United Nations General Assembly;
Whereas the International Committee of the Red Cross has made numerous attempts 
        to gain access to assess the condition of these prisoners; and
Whereas the International Committee of the Red Cross has been denied access to 
        these prisoners: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran should 
allow representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross 
to visit the four Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, Omar Souad, 
and Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.

            Passed the Senate June 19, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.