[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE JERUSALEM PLEDGE

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Israel has sought a just and lasting 
peace for its people, who like people all around the world, only want 
to raise their families and go about their business in peace and 
harmony.
  Last year, Israel offered the most comprehensive concessions to bring 
a permanent peace to the Middle East. Instead of acceptance, the 
Palestinian answer has been to set off a campaign of terror against 
Israel.
  Sixty years ago, European Jews stood alone and the world pledged this 
would never happen again. I, along with many others, have taken The 
Jerusalem Pledge being spearheaded by the Simon Wiesenthal Center for a 
World Conference on Solidarity with Israel. This conference summons 
Jews and friends from all over the world to Jerusalem to stand together 
in a show of support.
  I have already planned a trip to Israel to reaffirm my longstanding 
support during its time of need. Because terror will not succeed 
against solidarity.

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