[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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            A CALL FOR THE PLO TO DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT

  (Mr. KYL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KYL. Mr. Speaker, after the tragic killings in Hebron a few weeks 
ago, the political leadership of Israel, including Prime Minister 
Rabin, publicly and specifically condemned the tragedy and urged that 
it not derail the peace process.
  Now, on the eve of Israeli Independence Day, we witness the gruesome 
bombings at Hadera and Afula, attacks that are part of the retaliation 
promised by Hamas, but we do not hear condemnation by key Arab leaders. 
Specifically, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat has not spoken out against 
these killings.
  Mr. Speaker, if the peace process is to succeed, it is critical that 
the PLO leadership demonstrate its commitment at a minimum by clearly 
and unequivocally condemning specific acts of violence such as that 
which occurred at Hadera and Afula.

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