IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 922 
Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah 
and the complicity in these acts of terrorist aggression by Syria and Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2006 
Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. CROWLEY) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning cross-border terrorism against Israel by Hamas 
and Hezbollah and the complicity in these acts of ter-
rorist aggression by Syria and Iran. 
Whereas on June 25, 2006, Hamas and allied terrorists 
crossed into Israel to attack a military post killing two 
soldiers and wounding a third, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was 
kidnapped; 
Whereas on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah terrorists crossed into 
Israel to attack Israeli troops patrolling the Israeli side 
of the border with Lebanon, killing three, wounding two, 
and kidnapping Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev; 
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Leb-
anon on May 24, 2000; 
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Whereas on June 18, 2000, the United Nations Security 
Council welcomed and endorsed United Nations Sec-
retary-General Kofi Annan’s report that Israel had with-
drawn completely from Lebanon under the terms of 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 (1978); 
Whereas Israel completed its withdrawal from Gaza on Sep-
tember 12, 2005; 
Whereas these unilateral withdrawals by Israel have been met 
by repeated cross-border incursions and regular rocket 
attacks and other indiscriminate fire targeting Israeli ci-
vilians; 
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have both been designated as 
foreign terrorist organizations by the Department of 
State since 2001, and as specially designated global ter-
rorist organizations by the Department of State since 
2002; 
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are both responsible for the 
murder of dozens of United States citizens; 
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas have regularly declared their 
enmity for the United States and their unwavering oppo-
sition to a negotiated settlement of the Arab-Israeli con-
flict that will result in the State of Israel living side-by- 
side in peace with all of its neighbors, including a sepa-
rate Palestinian state; 
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas refuse to acknowledge the 
sovereignty of Israel and its right to exist; 
Whereas Hezbollah and Hamas are known proxies, and near-
ly wholly dependent on the patronage of Iran and Syria 
for arms, political direction and support, intelligence, and 
financial assistance; and 
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•HRES 922 IH 
Whereas Iran and Syria are the most active state sponsors 
of terrorism in the world: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) declares its unwavering support for the 
State of Israel and affirms that Israel as a sovereign 
state is entitled to act appropriately in self-defense 
against Hezbollah, Hamas, and the states that sup-
port them; 
(2) 
finds 
the 
cross-border 
attacks 
and 
kidnappings by Hezbollah and Hamas constitute 
acts of international terrorism and aggression; 
(3) endorses the statements of President 
George W. Bush that— 
(A) ‘‘Israel has a right to defend herself. 
Every nation must defend herself against ter-
rorist attacks and the killing of innocent life. 
It’s a necessary part of the 21st century.’’; and 
(B) ‘‘If you really want the situation to 
settle down, the [Israeli] soldiers need to be re-
turned.’’; 
(4) condemns in the strongest terms— 
(A) the criminal and terrorist acts of ag-
gression against the State of Israel and its 
armed forces; 
(B) the terrorist groups Hezbollah and 
Hamas; 
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(C) the primary state sponsors of global 
terrorism, and the patrons of Hezbollah and 
Hamas, Iran and Syria; 
(5) demands that Iran and Syria respect the 
sovereignty of Lebanon and withdraw all military 
and security personnel from Lebanon and cease their 
support for international terrorism; 
(6) calls upon the Government of Lebanon— 
(A) to disavow and condemn the actions of 
Hezbollah and to make the utmost effort to fa-
cilitate the safe and unconditional return of the 
kidnapped Israeli soldiers; and 
(B) to enforce its sovereignty throughout 
the country, to maintain effective control of its 
borders, and to take immediate action to begin 
disarming all Lebanese militias; 
(7) calls upon the international community to 
join with the United States in holding Iran and 
Syria accountable for their support for unprovoked 
international terrorist aggression against Israel; 
(8) calls for the immediate and unconditional 
release of all the kidnapped Israeli soldiers; and 
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(9) expresses its deepest condolences and sym-
pathies to the families of all the innocent victims of 
the recent violence on all sides. 
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