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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 922 

Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah 

and the complicity in these acts of terrorist aggression by Syria and Iran. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2006 

Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. HASTINGS of 

Florida, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. CROWLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas 

and Hezbollah and the complicity in these acts of terrorist aggression by Syria and Iran. 

Whereas on June 25, 2006, Hamas and allied terrorists 

crossed into Israel to attack a military post killing two 

soldiers and wounding a third, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was 

kidnapped; 

Whereas on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah terrorists crossed into 

Israel to attack Israeli troops patrolling the Israeli side 

of the border with Lebanon, killing three, wounding two, 

and kidnapping Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev; 

Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on May 24, 2000; 


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Whereas on June 18, 2000, the United Nations Security 

Council welcomed and endorsed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s report that Israel had withdrawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 (1978); 

Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on September 12, 2005; 

Whereas these unilateral withdrawals by Israel have been met 

by repeated cross-border incursions and regular rocket 

attacks and other indiscriminate fire targeting Israeli civilians; 

Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have both been designated as 

foreign terrorist organizations by the Department of 

State since 2001, and as specially designated global terrorist organizations by the Department of State since 

2002; 

Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are both responsible for the 

murder of dozens of United States citizens; 

Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have regularly declared their 

enmity for the United States and their unwavering opposition to a negotiated settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict that will result in the State of Israel living side-byside in peace with all of its neighbors, including a separate Palestinian state; 

Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas refuse to acknowledge the 

sovereignty of Israel and its right to exist; 

Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are known proxies, and nearly wholly dependent on the patronage of Iran and Syria 

for arms, political direction and support, intelligence, and 

financial assistance; and 


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Whereas Iran and Syria are the most active state sponsors 

of terrorism in the world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) declares its unwavering support for the 

3 State of Israel and affirms that Israel as a sovereign 

4 state is entitled to act appropriately in self-defense 

5 against Hezbollah, Hamas, and the states that sup6 port them; 

7 (2) finds the cross-border attacks and 

8 kidnappings by Hezbollah and Hamas constitute 

9 acts of international terrorism and aggression; 

10 (3) endorses the statements of President 

11 George W. Bush that— 

12 (A) ‘‘Israel has a right to defend herself. 

13 Every nation must defend herself against ter14 rorist attacks and the killing of innocent life. 

15 It’s a necessary part of the 21st century.’’; and 

16 (B) ‘‘If you really want the situation to 

17 settle down, the [Israeli] soldiers need to be re18 turned.’’; 

19 (4) condemns in the strongest terms— 

20 (A) the criminal and terrorist acts of ag21 gression against the State of Israel and its 

22 armed forces; 

23 (B) the terrorist groups Hezbollah and 

24 Hamas; 


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1 (C) the primary state sponsors of global 

2 terrorism, and the patrons of Hezbollah and 

3 Hamas, Iran and Syria; 

4 (5) demands that Iran and Syria respect the 

5 sovereignty of Lebanon and withdraw all military 

6 and security personnel from Lebanon and cease their 

7 support for international terrorism; 

8 (6) calls upon the Government of Lebanon— 

9 (A) to disavow and condemn the actions of 

10 Hezbollah and to make the utmost effort to fa11 cilitate the safe and unconditional return of the 

12 kidnapped Israeli soldiers; and 

13 (B) to enforce its sovereignty throughout 

14 the country, to maintain effective control of its 

15 borders, and to take immediate action to begin 

16 disarming all Lebanese militias; 

17 (7) calls upon the international community to 

18 join with the United States in holding Iran and 

19 Syria accountable for their support for unprovoked 

20 international terrorist aggression against Israel; 

21 (8) calls for the immediate and unconditional 

22 release of all the kidnapped Israeli soldiers; and 


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1 (9) expresses its deepest condolences and sym2 pathies to the families of all the innocent victims of 

3 the recent violence on all sides. 

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