[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   UNITED NATIONS CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ISRAEL REGARDING 
                                ONGOING
                        VIOLENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, most of our colleagues are fully aware that 
Israel is being treated abysmally at the hands of the United Nations, 
principally in the General Assembly. Regrettably, the Palestinians have 
promoted and have adopted anti-Israel and anti-peace process 
resolutions.
  Today, unfortunately, is no different. Despite UN Secretary General 
Kofi Annan's recent statement that, ``words can inflame or soothe, and 
everyone needs a restoration of calm and quiet so as to create the best 
possible atmosphere for resumption of peace talks,'' the UN General 
Assembly is presently in an emergency session in which they will be 
considering, despite U.S. opposition, a resolution condemning Israel 
regarding the ongoing violence in the Middle East.
  As our U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, stated, ``the 
General Assembly wants to beat up on Israel'' once again. It sounds to 
me that it is similar to the UN's ``Zionism is Racism'' resolutions of 
old. Accordingly, I urge our colleagues to join in condemning this 
latest act of incitement at the UN.

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