MIDDLE EAST

Addresses

Future of U.N. Peacekeeping: Kofi Annan, U.N., S1911 [24FE]

Introduction of Yitzhak Rabin at Ceremony for Passage of Jerusalem Embassy Act: Senator Moynihan, S13924 [4NO]

State of Egypt: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, E1460 [1JY]

U.S.-Jordan Relations: Abdullah Bin Hussein, King of Jordan, S14434 [9NO]

World Peace Process: Pope John Paul II, E120 [2FE]

Amendments

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S10507, S10532 [5AU], H10811 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Assessing Proposals for Changing U.N. Restrictions on Iraq, S1121 [3FE]

Embracing Peace and Progresss, E1693 [30JY]

Gore Signals Flexibility on Iraq Sanctions—France Proposes Ending Oil Embargo, Changing Weapons Inspections, S1998 [25FE]

Middle East & Africa—Nigeria—Oil in Troubled Water—With a Week To Go Before Nigeria's Election, Robert Corzine and William Wallis Visit the Turbulent Oil Delta, H5708 [16JY]

Not a Drop To Drink, E2404 [16NO]

Oil for Food—The Opposite of Sanctions, S1120 [3FE]

Our Toothless Policy on Iraq, S1119 [3FE]

Sanctions as Seige Warfare, E550 [24MR]

Ten Men From Beckley, Two From Huntington, Used Skills To Build Friendships With Palestinians, E2169 [25OC]

U.S. Offers To Raise Iraqi Crude Sales Cap, S1998 [25FE]

U.S. Seeks To Alter Iraq ``Oil for Food'' Program, S1998 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5571 [14JY]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see S. 676), S3057 [22MR] (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]

Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups (see S. 1199), S6856 [10JN] (see H.R. 2172), H4128 [10JN]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's independence (see H.R. 2056), H3858 [8JN]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see S. 834), S3914 [20AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 57), S11640 [29SE]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), H480 [8FE]

———oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 39), H891 [2MR]

Israel: condemn terrorist attacks that killed U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 115), S6857 [10JN]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), H5571 [14JY] (see H.R. 2785), H7883 [5AU]

———U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]

Jerusalem Embassy Act: amend (see H.R. 2584), H6199 [21JY]

Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief (see H. Res. 265), H6598 [29JY]

———tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), H10724 [21OC]

King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1367 [8FE]

Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5092 [29JN]

———grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see S. Res. 153), S8631 [15JY]

Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see S. Con. Res. 36), S6286 [27MY] (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4128 [10JN]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1258 [4FE] (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 428), H272 [19JA]

Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2274 [4MR] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H716 [23FE]

U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory (see S. Res. 119), S6945 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3605 [25MY]

———promote full equality for Israel (see S. 923), S4433 [29AP] (see H.R. 3405), H12108 [16NO]

Documents

Military Action To Enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution Against Iraq (1991), S3103 [23MR]

Essays

Bolstering Israel's Strategic Air Power Serves America's Interests: Loren B. Thompson, S8739 [16JY]

Preventive Diplomacy in the Iraq-Kuwait Dispute and in the Venezuelan Border Dispute: Jeanmarie Hicks, S8251 [12JY]

Eulogies

Al-Khalifa, Essa Bin Salman: by Hamad Bin Essa Al-Khalifa (Amir, Bahrain), S4470 [29AP]

Al-Khalifa, Issa Bin Salman: by Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, (Prime Minister, Bahrain), E723 [21AP], E758 [22AP]

Letters

Military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq: George Bush (1991), S3102 [23MR]

Oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State: Senator Specter, S4156 [26AP], S4631 [4MY]

Wye River Accords funding: Lionel Kaplan, Howard Kohr, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, S12064 [6OC]

Lists

Service members killed in terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H4884 [24JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S2502 [10MR], S2646 [15MR], S6281 [27MY], S11359 [23SE], S14285 [8NO], S14428 [9NO], S14610 [16NO], H1136 [10MR], H1276 [16MR], H3680 [26MY], H8621 [23SE], H11829 [9NO], H12064 [16NO]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S8950 [21JY], H6081 [21JY]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, S9946 [30JY], H6743 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian Gulf region, E27 [7JA]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), H1409 [18MR], H4683-H4685 [22JN], E497 [18MR], E840 [4MY]

———locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), Senate amendments, H10811, H10812 [26OC]

Blain, Michael: Star of Peace and Hope Award recipient, E2024 [4OC]

Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups, H5796, H5798 [19JY]

Ethiopia: facilitate end to conflict with Eritrea through return of constitutional monarchy, E162 [9FE], E271 [24FE]

Foreign aid: reduce aid to Israel and Egypt, H6683, H6684 [29JY]

Foreign policy: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H310 [2FE], E1693 [30JY]

India: U.S. policy, E1076 [25MY]

Iran: U.S. policy, H2241 [21AP]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims, H6065, H6066 [21JY]

———anniversary of chemical weapon attack against Kurds at Halabja, E540 [24MR]

———military response to material and unacceptable breach of international obligations relative to weapons inspections, H283, H300 [2FE], E165 [9FE]

———support transition to democracy, H6075 [21JY]

———U.S. policy, H763 [24FE], H877 [2MR], H9378 [5OC], E549 [24MR]

———U.S. policy relative to the Khatami regime, H4230 [15JN]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6667 [29JY]

———elections, H3219 [18MY], H6076 [21JY]

———reenactment of the Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, E2499 [19NO]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, H4004 [9JN]

Israel Policy Forum (organization): tribute, E2445 [18NO]

King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (S. Con. Res. 7), H560-H565 [10FE]

Kurdistan: recognize Kurds right to self-determination to stop exploitation by external forces, H3442 [20MY]

Lebanon: allow sale of allocated U.S. surplus commodities and investment of proceeds in development projects, H9369 [5OC]

OPIC: reimbursement by Palestinian Authority for improper use of loans, E1911 [21SE]

———treatment of Bucheit International (business) relative to dealings in Gaza Strip, E1911 [21SE]

Palestinians: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), H1288-H1298 [16MR], E150 [4FE], E463 [17MR], E487, E494 [18MR], E580 [25MR]

Peace: Wye River Accords funding, H8971 [29SE], H9369-H9377 [5OC], H11569, H11590-H11595 [5NO]

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (H.R. 428), E69 [19JA]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H382 [3FE]

Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections (H. Con. Res. 35), H1883-H1885, H1896 [13AP], E256 [23FE]

Saudi Arabia: anniversary of terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H4883 [24JN]

Seeds of Peace (organization): International Camp funding, H6663 [29JY]

Sudan: proposal to lift trade embargo relative to gum arabic, H3643 [26MY]

U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory (H. Con. Res. 117), H5344-H5349 [12JY]

Water: increase use of desalination plants, E2404 [16NO]

West Virginia: tribute to athletes' trip to the West Bank and Gaza, E2169 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

AID: allocate part of the Wye River Accords supplemental assistance funding to regional cooperative health programs for Israel and the Palestinians, S14284 [8NO]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S7034 [15JN]

———locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (H.R. 1175), S10532 [5AU]

———locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (S. 676), S3057 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: F-15 Eagle aircraft funding, S8798 [19JY]

Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups, S7449 [22JN]

Foreign aid: appropriate equal funds for assistance to Israel and Egypt, S7901, S7903 [30JN]

Foreign policy: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S7815 [29JN], S8738 [16JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Arab American Cultural and Community Center ``Unity of Friendship'' Gala, S10786 [13SE]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (S. 834), S3915 [20AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (S. Con. Res. 57), S11650 [29SE]

Iraq: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution, S3098-S3100 [23MR]

———military response to material and unacceptable breach of international obligations relative to weapons inspections, S1911 [24FE]

———status of U.N. oil-for-food exception to economic sanctions, S1119-S1122 [3FE]

———U.S. policy, S1994-S1998 [25FE]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid for military aircraft purchases, S8738 [16JY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, S5370 [14MY], S13924 [4NO]

King Abdullah Bin Hussein (Jordan): visit to Senate chamber, S5667 [20MY]

King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (S. Con. Res. 7), S1382-S1384 [8FE]

Kuwait: grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (S. Res. 153), S8653 [15JY]

Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (S. Con. Res. 36), S8190 [1JY]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, S4155 [26AP], S4630 [4MY]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), S3604 [12AP]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. Con. Res. 5), S2531 [10MR], S2535-S2542, S2556 [11MR]

———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. Con. Res. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, S2533 [10MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to veterans, S1740 [22FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1119 [3FE], S4135 [22AP]

———impact of low prices on domestic independent crude oil and gas producers, S8075 [1JY]

PLO: recognition of Israel, S2202-S2205 [3MR]

Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections (H. Con. Res. 35), S8190 [1JY]

———commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections (S. Con. Res. 14), S2335 [4MR]

U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory (S. Res. 119), S6948 [14JN], S8189 [1JY]

———promote full equality for Israel (S. 923), S4456 [29AP], S14309 [8NO]

Reports

Foreign Travel Report: Senator Specter, S804-S808 [20JA], S11042-S11046 [16SE]

Reports filed

Condemn Efforts To Revive the Original Palestine Partition Plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights Resolution Endorsing Self-Determination Based on the Plan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 36), S7928 [30JN]

Equality for Israel at the U.N. Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 923), S13795 [3NO]

Locate and Secure Return of Zachary Baumel Along With Other Israeli Soldiers Missing in Action: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1175), S7928 [30JN]

Oppose Convening of U.N. Conference To Enforce Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War Relative to Israeli Actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 119), S7928 [30JN]

Qatar Commitment to Democracy, Women's Suffrage, and Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 35), S7928 [30JN]

Statements

Mourning of King Hussein of Jordan—Hailing His Courageous Embrace of True Peace With Israel: American Jewish Committee, H561 [10FE]

Statement of Friendship With Egypt: several Representatives, E1439 [29JN]

Tables

U.N. sanctions against Iraq, S1999 [25FE]

World oil production—Persian Gulf nations, non-OPEC and the world, S1999 [25FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 24, oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, H1288 [16MR]

H. Con. Res. 35, commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections in Qatar, H1883 [13AP], E256 [23FE]

H. Con. Res. 117, oppose convening of U.N. conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory, H5344 [12JY]

H.R. 1175, locate and secure return of Zachary Baumel along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S10531 [5AU], H4683 [22JN], E498 [18MR]

S. 676, locate and secure return of Zachary Baumel along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S3057 [22MR]

S. 834, Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act, S3915 [20AP]

S. 923, Equality for Israel at the U.N. Act, S4456 [29AP], S14309 [8NO]

S. 1199, Dept. of State report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups, S6857 [10JN]

S. Con. Res. 5, oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, S1284 [4FE]

S. Con. Res. 7, tribute to King Hussein I of Jordan, S1379, S1384 [8FE], H560 [10FE]

S. Con. Res. 14, commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections in Qatar, S2334 [4MR]

S. Con. Res. 36, condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan, S6381 [27MY], S8190 [1JY]

S. Con. Res. 57, human rights violations of Bahais in Iran, S11649 [29SE]

S. Con Res. 5, oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, S2556 [11MR]

S. Res. 115, condemn terrorist attacks that killed U.S. citizens in Israel, S6878 [10JN]

S. Res. 119, oppose convening of U.N. conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory, S6948 [14JN], S8189 [1JY]

S. Res. 153, grant women the right to vote and run for elected office in Kuwait, S8653 [15JY]

Tributes

King Abdullah Bin Hussein (Jordan), S14433 [9NO]

King Hussein I (Jordan), S1401 [9FE], E272, E281 [24FE]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S13924 [4NO]