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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 287

Condemning inflammatory statements made by Yassir Arafat relating to

certain terrorist activities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 19, 1994

Mr. LEVY (for himself, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. KING, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. ENGEL,

Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. ZIMMER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.

LAZIO, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ANDREWS of New

Jersey, Mr. CANADY, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MARGOLIESMEZVINSKY, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. KLEIN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MANTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. OWENS,

Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. COX, and Mr. ROYCE) submitted

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee

on Foreign Affairs.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Condemning inflammatory statements made by Yassir Arafat

relating to certain terrorist activities.

Whereas, on September 13, 1993, the Government of Israel

and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the

Declaration of Principles relating to peace between such

Government and Organization;

Whereas, on May 4, 1994, the Government of Israel and the

Palestine Liberation Organization signed the Cairo

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho Area;
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Whereas paragraph 1 of Article XII of the Agreement on the

Gaza Strip and Jericho Area states that the Palestinian

Authority ‘‘shall...abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda... and shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups, or individuals within their jurisdiction’’;

Whereas the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yassir Arafat, failed to condemn the massacre of Israeli civilians at Afula, Israel, on April 6, 1994, and at

Ashod, Israel, on April 7, 1994;

Whereas, on May 10, 1994, Chairman Arafat called for a

‘‘Jihad’’, or Holy War, to forcibly take possession of the

city of Jerusalem;

Whereas, on July 15, 1994, Chairman Arafat stated that

‘‘. . . the Palestinian flag will fly over all the Palestinian

land . . .’’;

Whereas Chairman Arafat has failed to issue a personal

statement expressing outrage at the July 18, 1994,

bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos

Aires, Argentina; and

Whereas such statements and actions are inflammatory and

impede the progress of peace in the Middle East: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) takes umbrage with, and expresses its dis4 pleasure at, the continually inflammatory statements

5 made by Chairman Arafat;
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1 (2) strongly urges the Secretary of State to use

2 the full authority of his office to press Chairman

3 Arafat to refrain from, and dispense with, the use

4 of inciting and inflammatory rhetoric;

5 (3) urges Chairman Arafat to quickly and un6 equivocally condemn any and all terrorist acts aimed

7 at Jews or Israelis; and

8 (4) calls upon Chairman Arafat and the Pal9 estinian Authority to continue to work toward fulfill10 ing the spirit and letter of the Declaration of Prin11 ciples, the Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and

12 Jericho Area, and any other agreements or treaties

13 entered into by the Palestinian Authority.

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