IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 479
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding fighting 
terror and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2003
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LEACH, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. PITTS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. FARR, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GEORGE MIL-
LER of California, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RAHALL, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
BAIRD, and Ms. BALDWIN) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing fighting terror and embracing efforts to achieve 
Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Whereas ending the violence and terror that have devastated 
Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza since September 2000 
is in the vital interests of the United States, Israel, and 
the Palestinians; 
Whereas ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict strengthens ex-
tremists and opponents of peace throughout the region, 
including those who seek to undermine efforts by the
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United States to stabilize Iraq and those who want to see 
conflict spread to other nations in the region; 
Whereas more than 3 years of violence, terror, and escalating 
military engagement have demonstrated that military 
means alone will not solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
Whereas despite mutual mistrust, anger, and pain, coura-
geous and credible Israelis and Palestinians have come 
together in a private capacity to develop serious model 
peace initiatives, like the People’s Voice Initiative, One 
Voice, and the Geneva Accord; 
Whereas those initiatives, and other similar private efforts, 
are founded on the determination of Israelis and Pal-
estinians to put an end to decades of confrontation and 
conflict and to live in peaceful coexistence, mutual dig-
nity, and security, based on a just, lasting, and com-
prehensive peace and achieving historic reconciliation; 
Whereas those initiatives demonstrate that both Israelis and 
Palestinians have a partner for peace, that both peoples 
want to end the current vicious stalemate, and that both 
peoples are prepared to make necessary compromises in 
order to achieve peace; 
Whereas each of the private initiatives addresses the funda-
mental requirements of both peoples, including preserva-
tion of the Jewish, democratic nature of Israel with se-
cure and defensible borders and the creation of a viable 
Palestinian state; and 
Whereas such peace initiatives demonstrate that there are so-
lutions to the conflict and present precious opportunities 
to end the violence and restart fruitful peace negotia-
tions: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) applauds the courage and vision of Israelis 
and Palestinians who are working together to con-
ceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace; 
(2) calls on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to 
capitalize on the opportunity offered by these peace 
initiatives; and 
(3) urges the President of the United States to 
encourage and embrace all serious efforts to move 
away from violent military stalemate toward achiev-
ing Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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