[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ISRAEL'S REDEPLOYMENT FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about S. Con. Res. 
116, a concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Trent Lott of 
Mississippi which commends Israel's redeployment from southern Lebanon. 
I should have been reflected as a cosponsor of that resolution but my 
name was inadvertently left off the list of cosponsors. I ask that I be 
shown as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 116.
  Mr. President, I fully support the resolution and would like to offer 
my comments on the historic events that have recently transpired. Just 
yesterday, I met with a group of young students who were visiting 
Washington, DC, as part of a legislative conference sponsored by the 
American Israel Public Affairs Committee. I was truly impressed by the 
level of interest and knowledge of these students.
  One of the items we discussed was the need for the United States to 
provide support for Israel as it withdraws from southern Lebanon. I 
support the efforts of Prime Minister Barak to withdraw Israeli forces 
from southern Lebanon and echo the comments that it is time for all 
foreign military forces to leave Lebanon. Furthermore, the Governments 
of Syria and Iran must be held accountable for acts of terrorism 
committed in Lebanon.
  Mr. President, Israel has demonstrated its commitment to the peace 
process and its commitment to comply with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 425. It is now time for the United Nations and the 
international community in general to fulfill their obligations to the 
peace process and to ensure that southern Lebanon does not become a 
staging ground for attacks against Israel.

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