[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONDEMNING TERRORISM IN JERUSALEM

  (Mr. LANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a sense of profound outrage and 
steely determination to denounce the murderous terrorist attack against 
children, women, and elderly men in Jerusalem's open marketplace by the 
assassins of Arab extremism, who are hell-bent on destroying the peace 
process so desperately craved by millions of decent Israelis and Arabs 
in the region.
  It is long past time for Arafat to order his huge police force to 
destroy the countless terrorist nests scattered through the territory 
under his control. Until Arafat focuses his vast resources on 
destroying terrorism, there can be no progress toward peace in the 
region.
  This morning I am introducing a resolution condemning today's 
terrorist attack in Jerusalem, expressing the solidarity of the 
Congress and the American people with the grieving families and people 
of Israel and calling on Arafat to begin in earnest a war against the 
assassins of people and peace in the Holy Land. This resolution is 
cosponsored by the distinguished Republican chairman of the House 
Committee on International Relations, Mr. Gilman, and the distinguished 
ranking Democratic member of the Committee on International Relations, 
Mr. Hamilton. It is supported by the Democratic leader, the gentleman 
from Missouri, Mr. Gephardt, and Senator Helms and Senator Biden are 
concurrently introducing it in the other body.

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