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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 390

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Hebron

massacre and the Middle East peace process.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 17, 1994

Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. BONIOR) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the

Judiciary

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Hebron massacre and the Middle East peace

process.

Whereas, on February 25, 1994, at least 39 Muslim worshipers were massacred as they prayed in the West Bank

town of Hebron at the Mosque of Abraham, the site of

the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine that is holy to Muslims, Jews, and Christians;

Whereas as many as 150 innocent people were wounded in

this terrorist attack;

Whereas the attack took place during the Muslim holy month

of Ramadan;

Whereas the settler who carried out the attack was a member

of a terrorist organization, active within the Jewish set-
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tlements in the West Bank and Gaza, that openly advocates violence against Arabs and their expulsion from Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza; and

Whereas the declared aim of extremist groups such as this

organization is to derail the Middle East peace process,

and this aim subverts United States national interests

and undermines United States policy in the Middle East:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) condemns the Hebron massacre of February

3 25, 1994, as a violation of all standards of civilized

4 human behavior;

5 (2) extends its deepest sympathy and condo6 lences to the Palestinian people and to the families

7 of the victims of the massacre;

8 (3) expresses grave concern that at least 25

9 Palestinians have been killed and at least 300 have

10 been injured by the Israeli military since the mas11 sacre;

12 (4) urges all parties to the Middle East peace

13 talks to return to the negotiating table and to redou14 ble their efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just,

15 and lasting peace in the Middle East;

16 (5) urges the Government of Israel to take im17 mediate and effective actions to guarantee the safety

18 of the civilian populations in the West Bank and

19 Gaza;
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1 (6) calls for an end to violence against all civil2 ians in the region, regardless of their identity;

3 (7) urges the President to support the efforts of

4 the Security Council of the United Nations to guar5 antee the security and protection of the civilian Pal6 estinian population in the West Bank and Gaza;

7 (8) encourages the Government of the United

8 States—

9 (A) to conduct a domestic investigation,

10 through relevant agencies, of the financial and

11 other connections between Israeli terrorist

12 groups who are opposed to the Middle East

13 peace process, and their supporters in the

14 United States, including alleged recruitment

15 and training, to determine whether any

16 antiterrorism or other laws of the United States

17 have been violated; and

18 (B) to prosecute any such violations to the

19 fullest extent of the law; and

20 (9) calls on the Government of the United

21 States to become more actively engaged as a full

22 partner in the Middle East peace process.

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