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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2292 

To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the world. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 7, 2004 

Mr. VOINOVICH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the 

world. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Anti-Semitism 

5 Review Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries through9 out the world, including some of the world’s strong10 est democracies, have increased significantly in fre11 quency and scope over the last several years. 
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1 (2) During the first 3 months of 2004, there 

2 were numerous instances of anti-Semitic violence 

3 around the world, including the following incidents: 

4 (A) In Australia on January 5, 2004, poi5 son was used to ignite, and burn anti-Semitic 

6 slogans into, the lawns of the Parliament House 

7 in the state of Tasmania. 

8 (B) In St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb9 ruary 15, 2004, vandals desecrated approxi10 mately 50 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery, 

11 painting the stones with swastikas and anti-Se12 mitic graffiti. 

13 (C) In Toronto, Canada, over the weekend 

14 of March 19 through March 21, 2004, vandals 

15 attacked a Jewish school, a Jewish cemetery, 

16 and area synagogues, painting swastikas and 

17 anti-Semitic slogans on the walls of a syna18 gogue and on residential property in a nearby, 

19 predominantly Jewish, neighborhood. 

20 (D) In Toulon, France, on March 23, 

21 2004, a Jewish synagogue and community cen22 ter were set on fire. 

23 (3) Anti-Semitism in old and new forms is also 

24 increasingly emanating from the Arab and Muslim 

25 world on a sustained basis, including through books 
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1 published by government-owned publishing houses in 

2 Egypt and other Arab countries. 

3 (4) In November 2002, state-run television in 

4 Egypt broadcast the anti-Semitic series entitled 

5 ‘‘Horseman Without a Horse,’’ which is based upon 

6 the fictitious conspiracy theory know as the Proto7 cols of the Elders of Zion. The Protocols have been 

8 used throughout the last century by despots such as 

9 Adolf Hitler to justify violence against Jews. 

10 (5) In November 2003, Arab television featured 

11 an anti-Semitic series, entitled ‘‘Ash-Shatat’’ (or 

12 ‘‘The Diaspora’’), which depicts Jewish people 

13 hatching a plot for Jewish control of the world. 

14 (6) The sharp rise in anti-Semitic violence has 

15 caused international organizations such as the Orga16 nization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 

17 (OSCE) to elevate, and bring renewed focus to, the 

18 issue, including the convening by the OSCE in June 

19 2003 of a conference in Vienna dedicated solely to 

20 the issue of anti-Semitism. 

21 (7) The OSCE will again convene a conference 

22 dedicated to addressing the problem of anti-Semi23 tism on April 28–29, 2004, in Berlin, with the 

24 United States delegation to be led by former Mayor 

25 of New York City Ed Koch. 
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1 (8) The United States Government has strongly 

2 supported efforts to address anti-Semitism through 

3 bilateral relationships and interaction with inter4 national organizations such as the OSCE, the Euro5 pean Union, and the United Nations. 

6 (9) Congress has consistently supported efforts 

7 to address the rise in anti-Semitic violence. During 

8 the 107th Congress, both the Senate and the House 

9 of Representatives passed resolutions expressing 

10 strong concern with the sharp escalation of anti-Se11 mitic violence in Europe and calling on the Depart12 ment of State to thoroughly document the phe13 nomenon. 

14 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that— 

16 (1) the United States Government should con17 tinue to strongly support efforts to combat anti18 Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships 

19 and interaction with international organizations such 

20 as the OSCE; and 

21 (2) the Department of State should thoroughly 

22 document acts of anti-Semitism that occur around 

23 the world. 
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1 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

2 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on International Relations of 

6 the House of Representatives a report on acts of anti-Sem7 itism around the world, including a description of— 

8 (1) acts of physical violence against, or harass9 ment of, Jewish people, and acts of violence against, 

10 or vandalism of, Jewish community institutions, 

11 such as schools, synagogues, or cemeteries, that oc12 curred in each country; 

13 (2) the responses of the governments of those 

14 countries to such actions; 

15 (3) the actions taken by such governments to 

16 enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 

17 the right to religious freedom of Jewish people; and 

18 (4) the efforts by such governments to promote 

19 anti-bias and tolerance education. 

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