IA 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2292

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2004

Referred to the Committee on International Relations 

AN ACT

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries through4 out the world, including some of the world’s strong5 est democracies, have increased significantly in fre6 quency and scope over the last several years. 

7 (2) During the first 3 months of 2004, there 

8 were numerous instances of anti-Semitic violence 

9 around the world, including the following incidents: 

10 (A) In Australia on January 5, 2004, poi11 son was used to ignite, and burn anti-Semitic 

12 slogans into, the lawns of the Parliament House 

13 in the state of Tasmania. 

14 (B) In St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb15 ruary 15, 2004, vandals desecrated approxi16 mately 50 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery, 

17 painting the stones with swastikas and anti-Se18 mitic graffiti. 

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

20 of March 19 through March 21, 2004, vandals 

21 attacked a Jewish school, a Jewish cemetery, 

22 and area synagogues, painting swastikas and 

23 anti-Semitic slogans on the walls of a syna24 gogue and on residential property in a nearby, 

25 predominantly Jewish, neighborhood. 
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1 (D) In Toulon, France, on March 23, 

2 2004, a Jewish synagogue and community cen3 ter were set on fire. 

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

5 increasingly emanating from the Arab and Muslim 

6 world on a sustained basis, including through books 

7 published by government-owned publishing houses in 

8 Egypt and other Arab countries. 

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

10 Egypt broadcast the anti-Semitic series entitled 

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

12 the fictitious ‘‘Protocols of the Learned Elders of 

13 Zion’’. The Protocols have been used throughout the 

14 last century by despots such as Adolf Hitler to jus15 tify violence against Jews. 

16 (5) In November 2003, Arab television featured 

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

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

19 hatching a plot for Jewish control of the world. 

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

21 caused international organizations such as the Orga22 nization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 

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

24 issue, including the convening by the OSCE in June 
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1 2003 of a conference in Vienna dedicated solely to 

2 the issue of anti-Semitism. 

3 (7) The OSCE will again convene a conference 

4 dedicated to addressing the problem of anti-Semi5 tism on April 28–29, 2004, in Berlin, with the 

6 United States delegation to be led by former Mayor 

7 of New York City Ed Koch. 

8 (8) The United States Government has strongly 

9 supported efforts to address anti-Semitism through 

10 bilateral relationships and interaction with inter11 national organizations such as the OSCE, the Euro12 pean Union, and the United Nations. 

13 (9) Congress has consistently supported efforts 

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

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

16 of Representatives passed resolutions expressing 

17 strong concern with the sharp escalation of anti-Se18 mitic violence in Europe and calling on the Depart19 ment of State to thoroughly document the phe20 nomenon. 

21 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that— 

23 (1) the United States Government should con24 tinue to strongly support efforts to combat anti25 Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships 
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1 and interaction with international organizations such 

2 as the OSCE; and 

3 (2) the Department of State should thoroughly 

4 document acts of anti-Semitism that occur around 

5 the world. 

6 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

7 (a) ONE-TIME REPORT.—Not later than November 

8 15, 2004, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com9 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com10 mittee on International Relations of the House of Rep11 resentatives a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the 

12 world, including a description of— 

13 (1) acts of physical violence against, or harass14 ment of, Jewish people, and acts of violence against, 

15 or vandalism of, Jewish community institutions, 

16 such as schools, synagogues, or cemeteries, that oc17 curred in each country; 

18 (2) the responses of the governments of those 

19 countries to such actions; 

20 (3) the actions taken by such governments to 

21 enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 

22 the right to religious freedom of Jewish people; and 

23 (4) the efforts by such governments to promote 

24 anti-bias and tolerance education. 
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1 (b) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN ANNUAL DEPART2 MENT OF STATE REPORTS.—The Secretary of State shall 

3 include the information required under subsection (a) in 

4 the annual reports of the Department of State known as 

5 the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 

6 and the Annual Human Rights Report.

Passed the Senate May 7, 2004. 

Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

Secretary.