[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1553 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1553

 Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli 
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and 
 to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats 
 posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military 
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time 
  to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the 
                            State of Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

 Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
 Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
Culberson, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey 
of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
 King of Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Posey, Mr. Price of 
Georgia, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rooney, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
 Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roskam, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Brown of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, 
   Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Carter) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli 
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and 
 to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats 
 posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military 
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time 
  to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the 
                            State of Israel.

Whereas with the dawn of modern Zionism, the national liberation movement of the 
        Jewish people, some 150 years ago, the Jewish people determined to 
        return to their homeland in the Land of Israel from the lands of their 
        dispersion;
Whereas in 1922, the League of Nations mandated that the Jewish people were the 
        legal sovereigns over the Land of Israel and that legal mandate has 
        never been superseded;
Whereas in the aftermath of the Nazi-led Holocaust from 1933 to 1945, in which 
        the Germans and their collaborators murdered 6,000,000 Jewish people in 
        a premeditated act of genocide, the international community recognized 
        that the Jewish state, built by Jewish pioneers must gain its 
        independence from Great Britain;
Whereas the United States was the first nation to recognize Israel's 
        independence in 1948, and the State of Israel has since proven herself 
        to be a faithful ally of the United States in the Middle East;
Whereas the United States and Israel have a special friendship based on shared 
        values, and together share the common goal of peace and security in the 
        Middle East;
Whereas, on October 20, 2009, President Barack Obama rightly noted that the 
        United States-Israel relationship is a ``bond that is much more than a 
        strategic alliance.'';
Whereas the national security of the United States, Israel, and allies in the 
        Middle East face a clear and present danger from the Government of the 
        Islamic Republic of Iran seeking nuclear weapons and the ballistic 
        missile capability to deliver them;
Whereas Israel would face an existential threat from a nuclear weapons-armed 
        Iran;
Whereas President Barack Obama has been firm and clear in declaring United 
        States opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, stating on November 7, 2008, 
        ``Let me state--repeat what I stated during the course of the campaign. 
        Iran's development of a nuclear weapon I believe is unacceptable.'';
Whereas, on October 26, 2005, at a conference in Tehran called ``World Without 
        Zionism'', Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated, ``God willing, 
        with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world 
        without the United States and Zionism'';
Whereas the New York Times reported that during his October 26, 2005, speech, 
        President Ahmadinejad called for ``this occupying regime [Israel] to be 
        wiped off the map'';
Whereas, on April 14, 2006, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``Like it or 
        not, the Zionist regime [Israel] is heading toward annihilation'';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``I must announce 
        that the Zionist regime [Israel], with a 60-year record of genocide, 
        plunder, invasion, and betrayal is about to die and will soon be erased 
        from the geographical scene'';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``Today, the time 
        for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has come, and the 
        countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and wealth has 
        started'';
Whereas, on May 20, 2009, Iran successfully tested a surface-to-surface long 
        range missile with an approximate range of 1,200 miles;
Whereas Iran continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons;
Whereas Iran has been caught building three secret nuclear facilities since 
        2002;
Whereas Iran continues its support of international terrorism, has ordered its 
        proxy Hizbullah to carry out catastrophic acts of international 
        terrorism such as the bombing of the Jewish AMIA Center in Buenos Aires, 
        Argentina, in 1994, and could give a nuclear weapon to a terrorist 
        organization in the future;
Whereas Iran has refused to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with 
        full transparency and access to its nuclear program;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 states that according to 
        the International Atomic Energy Agency, ``Iran has not established full 
        and sustained suspension of all enrichment related and reprocessing 
        activities and heavy-water-related projects as set out in resolution 
        1696 (2006), 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) nor resumed its cooperation 
        with the IAEA under the Additional Protocol, nor taken the other steps 
        required by the IAEA Board of Governors, nor complied with the 
        provisions of Security Council resolution 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006) and 
        1747 (2007) . . .'';
Whereas at July 2009's G-8 Summit in Italy, Iran was given a September 2009 
        deadline to start negotiations over its nuclear programs and Iran 
        offered a five-page document lamenting the ``ungodly ways of thinking 
        prevailing in global relations'' and included various subjects, but left 
        out any mention of Iran's own nuclear program which was the true issue 
        in question;
Whereas the United States has been fully committed to finding a peaceful 
        resolution to the Iranian nuclear threat, and has made boundless efforts 
        seeking such a resolution and to determine if such a resolution is even 
        possible; and
Whereas the United States does not want or seek war with Iran, but it will 
        continue to keep all options open to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear 
        weapons: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
        for its threats of ``annihilating'' the United States and the 
        State of Israel, for its continued support of international 
        terrorism, and for its incitement of genocide of the Israeli 
        people;
            (2) supports using all means of persuading the Government 
        of Iran to stop building and acquiring nuclear weapons;
            (3) reaffirms the United States bond with Israel and 
        pledges to continue to work with the Government of Israel and 
        the people of Israel to ensure that their sovereign nation 
        continues to receive critical economic and military assistance, 
        including missile defense capabilities, needed to address the 
        threat of Iran; and
            (4) expresses support for Israel's right to use all means 
        necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by 
        Iran, defend Israeli sovereignty, and protect the lives and 
        safety of the Israeli people, including the use of military 
        force if no other peaceful solution can be found within a 
        reasonable time.
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