[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 271 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 271

Urging the President and the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade 
 member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that 
  unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations 
General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving 
                      conflict in the Middle East.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 21, 2003

     Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. 
 Lautenberg) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Urging the President and the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade 
 member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that 
  unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations 
General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving 
                      conflict in the Middle East.

Whereas the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Security Council 
        have over a period of many years engaged in a pattern of introducing and 
        enacting measures and resolutions unfairly castigating and condemning 
        the state of Israel;
Whereas despite the myriad of challenges facing the world community, the United 
        Nations General Assembly has devoted a disproportionate amount of time 
        and resources to castigating Israel;
Whereas during the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, 
        the General Assembly adopted a total of 69 resolutions by roll call 
        vote, 22 of which related to Israel;
Whereas many member states of the United Nations General Assembly continue to 
        engage in a discriminatory campaign against Israel, including enacting 
        on October 21, 2003 a resolution that condemns Israeli security measures 
        without proportional condemnation of terrorist attacks launched against 
        Israel;
Whereas the discriminatory voting patterns in the United Nations have 
        historically been driven by voting blocs and ideological divides 
        originating from Cold War rivalries that are obsolete in the post-Cold 
        War period; and
Whereas in the post-Cold War geopolitical environment, the United States has a 
        special responsibility to promote fair and equitable treatment of all 
        nations in the context of international institutions, including the 
        United Nations: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate urges the President and all members of 
the United States diplomatic corps--
            (1) to dissuade member states of the United Nations from 
        voting in support of General Assembly resolutions that unfairly 
        castigate Israel; and
            (2) to promote within the United Nations General Assembly 
        more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict 
        in the Middle East.
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