[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15499]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                MISUSE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, last week was a dark day in the history of 
international law. By a vote of 14 to 1, the International Court of 
Justice at The Hague condemned Israel's right of self-defense in the 
construction of a security fence to protect innocent civilians from 
terrorist attacks.
  During my visit to Israel in January, I saw firsthand, as I toured 
the fence, how the fence each and every day protects innocent 
civilians' lives. I came back and, along with the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Ms. Berkley), authored a resolution, cosponsored by 163 of my 
colleagues. Today, in form and fashion, this will come to the floor of 
Congress as H. Res. 713.
  Today, Congress will respond by standing strongly and boldly with our 
precious ally, Israel, in her right to defend her own innocent 
civilians from terrorist assault. I urge all of my colleagues to join 
us as cosponsors again and, of course, to support H. Res. 713, 
deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a 
majority of the United Nations General Assembly for narrow political 
purposes.

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