[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 341 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 341

  Urging the President of the European Union to add Hezbollah to the 
     European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2003

    Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. Engel) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Urging the President of the European Union to add Hezbollah to the 
     European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.

Whereas Hezbollah is a Lebanon-based radical organization with terrorist cells 
        based in Europe, Africa, North America, and elsewhere, receiving 
        financial, training, weapons, and political and organizational aid from 
        Iran and Syria;
Whereas Hezbollah has been suspected of numerous terrorist acts, including but 
        not limited to, the suicide truck bombing of the United States Embassy 
        and Marine Barracks in Beirut in October 1983 and the Embassy annex in 
        Beirut in September 1984;
Whereas Hezbollah has attacked numerous Israeli targets in South America in the 
        mid-1990s, including the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1994;
Whereas even after the adherence of Israel to United Nations Security Council 
        Resolution 425 by withdrawing from South Lebanon, Hezbollah has 
        continued to carry out attacks against Israel and its citizens;
Whereas in the 108th Congress, the House of Representatives adopted House 
        Resolution 285, urging the European Union to classify Hamas, another 
        Palestinian terrorist organization, as a terrorist organization for 
        purposes of prohibiting funding from the European Union to Hamas;
Whereas Hezbollah provides training and weapons to Hamas and the Palestinian 
        Islamic Jihad for use by these groups against Israeli targets;
Whereas the Director of Central Intelligence calls Hezbollah ``an organization 
        with the capability and worldwide presence [equal to] al Queda, equal if 
        not far more [of a] capable organization . . . [t]hey're a notch above 
        in many respects . . . which puts them in a state sponsored category 
        with a potential for lethality that's quite great'';
Whereas although the European Union has included Imad Fayiz Mughniyah, a key 
        operations and intelligence officer of Hezbollah, on its terrorist list, 
        it has not included his organization on the list;
Whereas Hezbollah continues to be sponsored and supported by such countries as 
        Syria and Iran; and
Whereas cooperation between the United States and Europe regarding combating 
        international terrorism is essential: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the European Union to classify Hezbollah as a 
        terrorist organization for purposes of prohibiting funding from 
        the European Union to Hezbollah and recognizing it as a threat 
        to international security;
            (2) condemns the continuous terrorist attacks by Hezbollah; 
        and
            (3) condemns Hezbollah's continuous support of other 
        Palestinian terrorist organization such as Hamas and the 
        Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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