[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 115 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    VIOLENCE MUST END IN MIDDLE EAST

  (Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today, I come to the well of 
the House to urge my colleagues to support the Fox-Miller amendment to 
protect the African elephant and support the CAMPFIRE Program. But as I 
came over here, I learned about the tragic news in Israel.
  As the United States is the world's leader for democracy, we have a 
responsibility to speak up for Israel, the only democracy in the Middle 
East. Hamas has taken the credit for the latest bombing in Israel that 
killed innocent victims.
  Yasser Arafat has violated the Oslo accords and encouraged violence 
against Israelis. The Congress and the President must work together now 
to bring peace to the Middle East and to end the violence.

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