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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1501 

To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the 

United Nations formally retracts the final report of the ‘‘United Nations 

Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2011 

Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 

ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 

CHAFFETZ, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. ELLMERS, Ms. 

FOXX, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. WEST, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. 

GIBSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. LONG, and 

Mr. KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final 

report of the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission 

on the Gaza Conflict’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) On April 3, 2009, the President of the 

2 Human Rights Council established the United Na3 tions Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict 

4 with the directive ‘‘to investigate all violations of 

5 international human rights law and international hu6 manitarian law that might have been committed at 

7 any time in the context of the military operations 

8 that were conducted in Gaza during the period from 

9 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009, whether 

10 before, during or after’’. 

11 (2) On September 29, 2009, the United Na12 tions Human Rights Council presented a report on 

13 the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the 

14 Gaza Conflict, a report most often referred to as the 

15 ‘‘Goldstone Report’’, that accused Israel of potential 

16 war crimes under the Rome Statute of the Inter17 national Criminal Court. 

18 (3) On April 1, 2011, Justice Richard 

19 Goldstone, the author of the Goldstone Report, 

20 wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about the 

21 Goldstone Report and stated that more information 

22 is now available regarding the Gaza War of 2008– 

23 2009 and that, ‘‘If I had known then what I know 

24 now, the Goldstone Report would have been a dif25 ferent document.’’. 


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1 (4) Justice Goldstone reiterated the following 

2 well known fact: ‘‘That the crimes allegedly com3 mitted by Hamas were intentional goes without say4 ing—its rockets were purposefully and indiscrimi5 nately aimed at civilian targets.’’. 

6 (5) Evidence that was made available following 

7 the Goldstone Report confirms that Israel as a mat8 ter of policy did not intentionally target civilians. 

9 (6) Justice Goldstone reiterated the well known 

10 fact that the United Nations Human Rights Council 

11 has long held a bias against Israel. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that now that evidence is available that undoubtedly 

14 nullifies the most controversial aspects of the Goldstone 

15 Report, the United Nations should formally retract the 

16 Goldstone Report. 

17 SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 

18 TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall with20 hold United States contributions to the regularly assessed 

21 biennial budget of the United Nations until such time as 

22 the United Nations formally retracts the final report of 

23 the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza 

24 Conflict’’ (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Goldstone Re25 port’’) that was presented to the United Nations Humans 


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1 Rights Council during its 12th Session, in Geneva, on Sep2 tember 29, 2009. 

3 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘formally 

4 retracts’’ means a resolution adopted by the United Na5 tions stating that insufficient information relating to the 

6 subject matter of the report referred to in subsection (a) 

7 was available before the release of such report and such 

8 report is annulled. 

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