[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 88 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 88
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas 26 innocent people in Israel were murdered in cold blood and at least
175 wounded by Palestinian terrorists, all within 14 hours, during the
weekend of December 1-2, 2001;
Whereas these deaths are the equivalent, on a basis proportional to the United
States population, of 1,200 American deaths and 8,000 wounded;
Whereas the President's Middle East envoy General Anthony C. Zinni has labeled
the terrorism of this past weekend ``the deepest evil one can imagine'';
Whereas this bloody weekend is part of an ongoing terror campaign often targeted
at youth and families and perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalist groups
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and by some elements of Palestinian
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement;
Whereas President Bush declared at a joint session of Congress on September 20,
2001, that ``[e]very nation, in every region, now has a decision to
make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this
day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism
will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime''; and
Whereas President Bush declared on December 2, 2001, that ``Chairman Arafat must
do everything in his power to find those who murdered innocent Israelis
and bring them to justice'': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That Congress--
(1) condemns the vicious terrorist murders of 26 innocent
people in Israel within 14 hours during December 1-2, 2001, and
extends its deepest sympathies to the State of Israel and to
the families of the victims;
(2) expresses outrage at the ongoing Palestinian terrorist
campaign and insists that the Palestinian Authority take all
steps necessary to end it;
(3) demands specifically that the Palestinian Authority
take action immediately to--
(A) destroy the infrastructure of Palestinian
terrorist groups;
(B) pursue and arrest terrorists whose
incarceration has been called for by the Government of
Israel; and
(C) either--
(i) prosecute such terrorists, provide
convicted terrorists with the stiffest possible
punishment, and ensure that those convicted
remain in custody for the full duration of
their sentences; or
(ii) render all arrested terrorists to the
Government of Israel for prosecution;
(4) urges the President to suspend all relations with
Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority, if Yasser Arafat
and the Palestinian Authority fail to take the actions
described in paragraphs (2) and (3);
(5) further urges the President to insist that all
countries harboring, materially supporting, or acquiescing in
the private support of Palestinian terrorist groups should end
such support, dismantle the infrastructure of such groups, and
bring all terrorists within their borders to justice; and
(6) expresses the solidarity of the United States with
Israel in our common struggle against the scourge of terrorism.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this
concurrent resolution to the President.
Passed the Senate December 5, 2001.
Attest:
Secretary.
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 88
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against terrorism.