[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4081-S4082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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              IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL TO FIGHT TERRORISM

 Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I submit for the Record the following 
American-Jewish Committee message of solidarity with Israel against 
terrorism. The message appeared as a full-page advertisement in the New 
York Times on March 17, 1996.
  The message follows:

        We stand with Israel--in grief, in solidarity, in 
     our resolve to fight terrorism.
       Again and again, terrorists intent on destroying Israel and 
     halting the Arab-Israeli peace process have taken their 
     deadly toll of innocent lives. In the latest horrific 
     attacks, scores have been killed: Israelis young and old; 
     Jews and non-Jews; citizens and visitors, including two young 
     Americans.
       We stand as one in our condemnation of those who commit and 
     assist such heinous acts. The murderers and their supporters 
     serve no agenda other than blind, fanatical hatred. Israelis, 
     Palestinians, the international community must act to stop 
     these killers now. Through every practical means, the 
     promoters of terror must be defeated, their pipelines of 
     financial and logistical support choked off.
       We stand as one with the people of Israel and Jews the 
     world over in mourning the victims of terrorist murder--as we 
     have stood with Israel in other times of peril, and in times 
     of accomplishment and hope. We stand with Israel in its age-
     old quest for peace and security.
       This is a time of sorrow and reflection for the people of 
     Israel, and for all who seek peace. It is a time of challenge 
     for a country that has maintained its commitment to peace and 
     freedom under relentless attack. We stand with Israel--in 
     grief, in solidarity, and in our resolve to fight terrorists 
     committed to the death of innocents and the death of hope.

       Rep. Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii.
       Sen. Spencer Abraham, Michigan.
       Rep. Gary L. Ackerman, New York.
       Gov. George Allen, Virginia.
       Rep. Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey.
       Mayor Dennis W. Archer, Detroit.
       Dr. Don Argue, President, National Association of 
     Evangelicals.
       Rep. Bob Barr, Georgia.
       Rep. Thomas M. Barrett, Wisconsin.
       Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
       Rep. Herbert H. Bateman, Virginia.
       Rep. Howard L. Berman, California.
       Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago.
       Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware.
       Prof. Thomas E. Bird, Queens College.
       David Blewett, Executive Director, National Christian 
     Leadership Conference for Israel.
       Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Virginia.
       Rep. Robert A. Borski, Pennsylvania.
       Prof. David M. Bossman, Seton Hall University.
       Sen. Barbara Boxer, California.
       Sen. Bill Bradley, New Jersey.
       Rep. Sherrod Brown, Ohio.
       Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., San Francisco.
       Rep. Sam Brownback, Kansas.
       Rep. John Bryant, Texas.
       Rev. Alfred S. Burnham, Ecumenical and Interreligious 
     Director, Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
       Right Rev. John Burt, President, National Christian 
     Leadership Conference for Israel.
       Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan.
       Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Colorado.
       Mayor Bill Campbell, Atlanta.
       Del. Eric Cantor, Virginia.
       Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland.
       Gov. Mel Carnahan, Missouri.
       David Chen, Executive Director, Chinese American Planning 
     Council.
       Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II, Kansas City.
       Sen. William S. Cohen, Maine.
       Robert E. Cooley, President, Gordon-Conwell Theological 
     Seminary.
       Dr. James H. Costen, President, Inter-Denominational 
     Theological Center.
       Rep. William J. Coyne, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Randy Cunningham, California.
       Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amato, New York.
       Rep. Pat Danner, Missouri.
       Sen. Thomas A. Daschle, South Dakota, Senate Minority 
     Leader.
       Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, Virginia.
       Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut.
       Rep. Peter Deutsch, Florida.
       Guarione M. Diaz, President, Cuban American National 
     Council.
       Rep. Julian C. Dixon, California.
       Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut.
       Sr. Audrey Doetzel, N.D.S., Sisters of Our Lady of Zion.
       Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Texas.
       Sen. Robert Dole, Kansas, Senate Majority Leader.
       Most Rev. John F. Donoghue, Archbishop of Atlanta.
       Rep. Michael F. Doyle, Pennsylvania.
       Rev. Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Professor, Georgetown 
     University Law Center.
       Rev. James M. Dunn, Executive Director, Baptist Joint 
     Committee on Public Affairs.
       Rev. Nicholas B. van Dyck, President, Religion in American 
     Life.
       Clint Eastwood Actor/Director, Los Angeles.
       Gov. Jim Edgar, Illinois.
       Rep. Eliot L. Engel, New York.
       Gov. John Engler, Michigan.
       Dr. Paul Eppinger, Executive Director, Arizona Ecumenical 
     Council.
       Rep. Anna Eshoo, California.
       Rev. Dr. Robert A. Everett, Pastor, Emanuel United Church 
     of Christ, Irvington, New Jersey.
       Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California.
       Juan A. Figueroa, President and General Counsel, Puerto 
     Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
       Rep. Thomas M. Foglietta, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Mark Foley, Florida.
       Dr. James Forbes, Jr., Senior Minister, Riverside Church of 
     New York.
        Rep. Michael P. Forbes, New York.
        Ken Foster, Chair, Palm Beach County Commission.
       Rep. Jon D. Fox, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Gary A. Franks, Connecticut.
       Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey.
       Rep. Dan Frisa, New York.
       Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Chairman, Department of African 
     American Studies, Harvard University.
       David Geffen, DreamWorks SKG, Los Angeles.
       Rep. Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut.
       Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri,
       House Minority Leader.
       Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman, New York.
       Rep. Newt Gingrich, Georgia, Speaker of the House.
       Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York.
       Gov. Parris N. Glendening, Maryland.
       Rep. William F. Goodling, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Bart Gordon, Tennessee.
       Joseph E. Gore, President and Executive Director, The 
     Kosciuszko Foundation.
       Sen. Slade Gorton, Washington.
       Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, Chancellor, Hebrew Union College.
       Sen. Bob Graham, Florida.
       Mayor Nancy Graham, West Palm Beach.
       Sen. Phil Gramm, Texas.
       Gov. Bill Graves, Kansas.
       E. Brandt Gustavson, President, National Religious 
     Broadcasters.
       Right Rev. Ronald H. Haines, Episcopal Bishop of 
     Washington, DC.
       Rep. Tony P. Hall, Ohio.
       Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, Indiana.
       Mayor Susan Hammer, San Jose.

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       Rep. James V. Hansen, Utah.
       Rep. Jane Harman, California.
       Mayor Elihu Harris, Oakland.
       Rev. Linda B. Harter, Minister of Pastoral Care, 
     Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, Chambersburg, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Rev. Dr. William H. Harter, Pastor, Presbyterian Church of 
     Falling Spring, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, Florida.
       Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah.
       Dr. John W. Healey, S.T.D., Director, Archbishop Hughes 
     Institute, Fordham University.
       Sen. Howell Heflin, Alabama.
       Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina.
       Rep. Stephen Horn, California.
       Dean Joseph C. Hough, Jr., Vanderbilt Divinity School.
       Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland.
       Most Rev. Howard J. Hubbard, Bishop of Albany.
       Rep. Tim Hutchinson, Arkansas.
       Archbishop Iakovos, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and 
     South America.
       Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii.
       Rep. Tim Johnson, South Dakota.
       Rep. Harry Johnston, Florida.
       Elaine R. Jones, Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and 
     Education Fund.
       Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Kansas.
       Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks SKG, Los Angeles.
       Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly, O.S.U., President, College of New 
     Rochelle.
       Rep. Sue W. Kelly, New York.
       Hon. Jack Kemp, Washington, DC.
       Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Barbara B. Kennelly, Connecticut.
       Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts.
       Rev. Diane C. Kessler, Executive Director, Massachusetts 
     Council of Churches.
       Rep. Peter T. King, New York.
       Rep. Gerald D. Kleczka, Wisconsin.
       Rev. Kenneth Kliever, Region Minister, American Baptist 
     Churches of the Pacific Southwest.
       Rep. Scott L. Klug, Wisconsin.
       Rep. Joseph Knollenberg, Michigan.
       Sen. Herbert H. Kohl, Wisconsin.
       Dr. Norman Lamm, President, Yeshiva University.
       Rev. Richard Land, President, Christian Life Commission of 
     the Southern Baptist Convention.
       Rep. Tom Lantos, California.
       Rep. Tom Latham, Iowa.
       Rep. Greg Laughlin, Texas.
       Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey.
       Rep. Rick Lazio, New York.
       Rev. Christopher M. Leighton, Executive Director, Institute 
     for Christian and Jewish Studies.
       Most Rev. William J. Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco.
       Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan.
       Rep. John Lewis, Georgia.
       Dr. David A. Lewis, President, Christians United for 
     Israel.
       Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut.
       Brother James A. Liguori, C.F.C., President, Iona College.
       Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb, Archdiocese of Mobile.
       Rep. Nita M. Lowey, New York.
       Gov. Michael Lowry, Washington.
       Sen. Connie Mack, Florida.
       Dean W. Eugene March, Louisville Presbyterian Theological 
     Seminary.
       Bernard Marcus, President and CEO, The Home Depot, Atlanta.
       Rep. Frank R. Mascara, Pennsylvania.
       Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis, National Executive Director, YWCA 
     of the U.S.A.
       Rep. Robert T. Matsui, California.
       H. Carl McCall, Comptroller of New York.
       Most Rev. Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark.
       Rep. Karen McCarthy, Missouri.
       Rep. Bill McCollum, Florida.
       Rep. Paul McHale, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Georgia.
       Msgr. John R. McMahon, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic 
     Church, Boca Raton.
       Rep. Marty Meehan, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Carrie P. Meek, Florida.
       Hon. Thomas Patrick Melady, Former Ambassador to the 
     Vatican, President Emeritus, Sacred Heart University.
       Rep. Jack Metcalf, Washington.
       Rep. Jan Meyers, Kansas.
       Hon. Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, NAACP.
       Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland.
       Rep. Dan Miller, Florida.
       Gov. Zell Miller, Georgia.
       Luis A. Miranda, President, Hispanic Federation of New York 
     City.
       Rep. James P. Moran, Virginia.
       Rep. Constance A. Morella, Maryland.
       Dr. Milton D. Morris, Vice President of Research, Joint 
     Center for Political and Economic Studies.
       Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, Illinois.
       Edward J. Moskal, President, Polish American Congress.
       Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, New York.
       Sen. Patty Murray. Washington.
       Rep. Jerrold Nadler, New York.
       Rep. George R. Nethercutt, Jr., Washington.
       Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, Editor in Chief, First Things.
       Most Rev. John J. Nevins, Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, 
     Florida.
       Rep. David R. Obey, Wisconsin.
       Most Rev. Thomas J. O'Brien, Bishop of Phoenix.
       Rep. John W. Olver, Massachusetts.
       Andrew P. O'Rourke, County Executive, Westchester County.
       Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey.
       Mario J. Paredes, Executive Director, Northeast Hispanic 
     Catholic Center.
       Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona.
       Gov. George E. Pataki, New York.
       Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., Professor of Social 
     Ethics, Catholic Theological Union.
       Sen. Claiborne Pell, Rhode Island.
       Rev. Kate Penfield, President, American Baptist Churches, 
     U.S.A.
       Most Rev. Daniel Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati.
       Jeanine Pirro, District Attorney, Westchester County.
       Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Director, Judge Baker Children's 
     Center, Boston.
       Hugh B. Price, President and CEO, National Urban League.
       Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Cincinnati.
       Rep. Jim Ramstad, Minnesota.
       Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York.
       Rep. Jack Reed, Rhode Island.
       Dr. Ralph Reed, Executive Director, Christian Coalition.
       Mayor Norman B. Rice, Seattle.
       Mayor Edward G. Rendell, Philadelphia.
       Gov. Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania.
       Mayor Richard J. Riordan, Los Angeles.
       Rep. Pat Roberts, Kansas.
       Rep. Tim J. Roemer, Indiana.
       Gov. Roy Romer, Colorado.
       Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida.
       Bishop Catherine S. Roskam, Bishop Suffragan of New York.
       Sen. William V. Roth, Jr., Delaware.
       Fred Rotondaro, Executive Director, National Italian 
     American Foundation.
       Rep. Matt Salmon, Arizona.
       Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania.
       Rep. Thomas C. Sawyer, Ohio.
       Rep. Jim Saxton, New Jersey.
       Rep. Steven Schiff, New Mexico.
       Rev. Theodore F. Schneider, Bishop, Metropolitan 
     Washington, DC, Synod, ELCA.
       Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary 
     of America.
       Rep. Patricia Schroeder, Colorado.
       Mayor S.J. Schulman, White Plains.
       Rep. Charles E. Schumer, New York.
       Rep. E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Florida.
       Dr. Franklin Sherman, Director, Institute for Jewish-
     Christian Understanding, Muhlenberg College.
       Dr. James M. Shuart, President, Hofstra University.
       Sen. Paul Simon, Illinois.
       Rep. David E. Skaggs, Colorado.
       Rep. Ike Skelton, Missouri.
       Rev. Gary F. Skinner, Synod Executive, Synod of the 
     Southwest Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
       Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter, New York.
       Rep. Linda Smith, Washington.
       Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, Maine.
       Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania.
       Ann Stallard, National President, YWCA of the U.S.A.
       David Steinberg, President, Long Island University.
       Rep. Louis Stokes, Ohio.
       Rep. Gerry E. Studds, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Bart Stupak, Michigan.
       Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of 
     Brooklyn.
       Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Episcopal Bishop of California.
       Rep. Charles H. Taylor, North Carolina.
       Rep. Frank Tejeda, Texas.
       Dr. David A. Teutsch, President, Reconstructionist 
     Rabbinical College.
       Sr. Rose Thering, O.P., Executive Director, Emerita 
     National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel.
       Bishop Herbert Thompson, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal 
     Diocese of Southern Ohio.
       Rep. Todd Tiahrt, Kansas.
       Rep. Peter G. Torkildsen, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Esteban E. Torres, California.
       Rep. Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey.
       Rep. Edolphus Towns, New York.
       Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President, George Washington 
     University.
       Prof. Albert Truesdale, Nazarene Theological Seminary.
       Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, New York.
       Dr. James L. Waits, Executive Director, Association of 
     Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
       Dennis M. Walcott, President and CEO, New York Urban 
     League.
       Rep. James T. Walsh, New York.
       Rep. Zach Wamp, Tennessee.
       Rep. Mike Ward, Kentucky.
       Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr., Oklahoma.
       Rep. Henry A. Waxman, California.
       Mayor Wellington E. Webb, Denver.
       George Weigel, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center.
       Gov. William F. Weld, Massachusetts.
       Rep. Curt Weldon, Pennsylvania.
       Sen. Paul Wellstone, Minnesota.
       State Sen. Robert Wexler, Florida.
       Prof. Roger Wilkins, George Mason University.
       Gov. Pete Wilson, California.
       Rep. Robert E. Wise, Jr., West Virginia.
       Rev. R. Stewart Wood, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of 
     Michigan.
       Rep. Albert Wynn, Maryland.
       Rep. Sidney R. Yates, Illinois.
       Amb. Andrew Young, Atlanta.
       Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Florida.
       Raul Yzaguirre, President and CEO, National Council of La 
     Raza.
       Rep. Richard A. Zimmer, New Jersey.

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