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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 92 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel 

held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2007 

Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. VOINOVICH, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BROWNBACK, 

Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. 

BROWN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. 

SMITH, Mr. CASEY, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. VITTER, Mr. DODD, 

and Ms. COLLINS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

APRIL 12, 2007 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of 

soldiers of Israel held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah. 

Whereas Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon on May 24, 

2000; 

Whereas Congress expressed concern for soldiers of Israel 

missing in Lebanon and Syrian-controlled territory of 

Lebanon in the Act entitled ‘‘To locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, a United States citizen, and 

other Israeli soldiers missing in action’’, approved November 8, 1999 (Public Law 106–89), which required the 


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Secretary of State to raise the status of missing soldiers 

of Israel with appropriate government officials of Syria, 

Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and other governments in the region, and to submit to Congress reports 

on those efforts and any subsequent discovery of relevant 

information; 

Whereas, on June 18, 2000, the United Nations Security 

Council welcomed and endorsed the report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that Israel had withdrawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of 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, on June 25, 2006, Hamas and allied terrorists 

crossed into Israel to attack a military post, killing 2 soldiers and wounding a third, Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped; 

Whereas, on July 12, 2006, terrorists of Hezbollah crossed 

into Israel to attack troops of Israeli patrolling the Israeli 

side of the border with Lebanon, killing 3 soldiers, 

wounding 2 more, and kidnapping Ehud Goldwasser and 

Eldad Regev; 

Whereas Gilad Shalit has been held in captivity by Hamas for 

more than 7 months; 

Whereas Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev have been held 

in captivity by Hezbollah for more than 6 months; 

Whereas Hamas and Hezbollah have withheld all information 

on the health and welfare of the men they have kidnapped; and 

Whereas, contrary to the most basic standards of humanitarian conduct, Hamas and Hezbollah have prevented acVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:14 Apr 13, 2007 Jkt 030505 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR92.ATS SR92

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cess to the Israeli captives by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) demands that— 

3 (A) Hamas immediately and uncondition4 ally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; 

5 (B) Hezbollah accept the mandate of 

6 United Nations Security Council Resolution 

7 1701 (2006) by immediately and uncondition8 ally releasing Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser 

9 and Eldad Regev; and 

10 (C) Hezbollah and Hamas accede to the 

11 most basic standards of humanitarian conduct 

12 and allow prompt access to the Israeli captives 

13 by competent medical personnel and representa14 tives of the International Committee of the Red 

15 Cross; 

16 (2) expresses— 

17 (A) vigorous support and unwavering com18 mitment to the welfare and survival of the 

19 State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic 

20 state with secure borders; 

21 (B) strong support and deep interest in 

22 achieving a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian 

23 conflict through the creation of a viable and 


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1 independent Palestinian state living in peace 

2 alongside of the State of Israel; 

3 (C) ongoing concern and sympathy for the 

4 families of Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, 

5 Eldad Regev, and all other missing soldiers of 

6 Israel; and 

7 (D) full commitment to seek the immediate 

8 and unconditional release of the Israeli captives; 

9 and 

10 (3) condemns— 

11 (A) Hamas and Hezbollah for the cross 

12 border attacks and kidnappings that precip13 itated weeks of intensive armed conflict between 

14 Israel and Hezbollah and armed Palestinian 

15 groups; and 

16 (B) Iran and Syria for their ongoing sup17 port of Hezbollah and Hamas. 

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