[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 922 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 922

Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah 
 and the complicity in these acts of terrorist aggression by Syria and 
                                 Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2006

  Mr. Ackerman (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Crowley) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah 
 and the complicity in these acts of terrorist aggression by Syria and 
                                 Iran.

Whereas on June 25, 2006, Hamas and allied terrorists crossed into Israel to 
        attack a military post killing two soldiers and wounding a third, Cpl. 
        Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped;
Whereas on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah terrorists crossed into Israel to attack 
        Israeli troops patrolling the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, 
        killing three, wounding two, and kidnapping Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad 
        Regev;
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on May 24, 2000;
Whereas on June 18, 2000, the United Nations Security Council welcomed and 
        endorsed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's report that 
        Israel had withdrawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 425 (1978);
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on September 12, 2005;
Whereas these unilateral withdrawals by Israel have been met by repeated cross-
        border incursions and regular rocket attacks and other indiscriminate 
        fire targeting Israeli civilians;
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have both been designated as foreign terrorist 
        organizations by the Department of State since 2001, and as specially 
        designated global terrorist organizations by the Department of State 
        since 2002;
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are both responsible for the murder of dozens of 
        United States citizens;
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have regularly declared their enmity for the United 
        States and their unwavering opposition to a negotiated settlement of the 
        Arab-Israeli conflict that will result in the State of Israel living 
        side-by-side in peace with all of its neighbors, including a separate 
        Palestinian state;
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas refuse to acknowledge the sovereignty of Israel and 
        its right to exist;
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are known proxies, and nearly wholly dependent on 
        the patronage of Iran and Syria for arms, political direction and 
        support, intelligence, and financial assistance; and
Whereas Iran and Syria are the most active state sponsors of terrorism in the 
        world: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) declares its unwavering support for the State of Israel 
        and affirms that Israel as a sovereign state is entitled to act 
        appropriately in self-defense against Hezbollah, Hamas, and the 
        states that support them;
            (2) finds the cross-border attacks and kidnappings by 
        Hezbollah and Hamas constitute acts of international terrorism 
        and aggression;
            (3) endorses the statements of President George W. Bush 
        that--
                    (A) ``Israel has a right to defend herself. Every 
                nation must defend herself against terrorist attacks 
                and the killing of innocent life. It's a necessary part 
                of the 21st century.''; and
                    (B) ``If you really want the situation to settle 
                down, the [Israeli] soldiers need to be returned.'';
            (4) condemns in the strongest terms--
                    (A) the criminal and terrorist acts of aggression 
                against the State of Israel and its armed forces;
                    (B) the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas;
                    (C) the primary state sponsors of global terrorism, 
                and the patrons of Hezbollah and Hamas, Iran and Syria;
            (5) demands that Iran and Syria respect the sovereignty of 
        Lebanon and withdraw all military and security personnel from 
        Lebanon and cease their support for international terrorism;
            (6) calls upon the Government of Lebanon--
                    (A) to disavow and condemn the actions of Hezbollah 
                and to make the utmost effort to facilitate the safe 
                and unconditional return of the kidnapped Israeli 
                soldiers; and
                    (B) to enforce its sovereignty throughout the 
                country, to maintain effective control of its borders, 
                and to take immediate action to begin disarming all 
                Lebanese militias;
            (7) calls upon the international community to join with the 
        United States in holding Iran and Syria accountable for their 
        support for unprovoked international terrorist aggression 
        against Israel;
            (8) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of 
        all the kidnapped Israeli soldiers; and
            (9) expresses its deepest condolences and sympathies to the 
        families of all the innocent victims of the recent violence on 
        all sides.
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