[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        EGYPTIAN SINAI BOMBINGS

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 9, 2004

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in deep disgust to speak about 
the ghastly attacks on three Egyptian Sinai resorts.
  It should be obvious to all of us that these attacks were perpetrated 
because we are entering the final days of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
  The terrorists who committed these heinous attacks had one goal--that 
goal was to kill as many innocent Israelis as possible.
  The three terrorist attacks murdered at least 29 people and injured 
scores of others but unfortunately I fear the number of dead will rise 
as rescue teams search through the rubble.
  The international community to the fullest extent must condemn these 
attacks.
  It is time for the anti-Israeli elements within the United Nations to 
stop their one-sided resolutions and recognize that terrorism is a 
continuing threat to Israel and to the world.
  The nations who continually work to pass these anti-Israeli 
resolutions within the United Nations General Assembly--must stop their 
rhetoric and instead do something to stop these attacks.
  These nations can no longer be content by sitting on the sidelines 
and criticizing the actions of the Israeli government to protect their 
citizens.
  Instead, it is time for these nations to help the Palestinian people 
who seek a nation that is not lead by corrupt leaders who support 
terrorism.
  If these nations really want to see the success of the Palestinian 
people they will not only condemn these attacks, but they will finally 
begin to work toward ending terrorism and the attacks we see in the 
Middle East and around the world.

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