III 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 49
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 26, 2003
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the sharp esca-
lation of anti-Semitic violence within many participating 
States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe (OSCE) is of profound concern and efforts 
should be undertaken to prevent future occurrences.
Whereas the expressions of anti-Semitism experienced 
throughout the region encompassing the participating 
States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe (OSCE) have included physical assaults, with 
some instances involving weapons or stones, arson of syn-
agogues, and desecration of Jewish cultural sites, such as 
cemeteries and statues;
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Whereas vicious propaganda and violence in many OSCE 
States against Jews, foreigners, and others portrayed as 
alien have reached alarming levels, in part due to the 
dangerous promotion of aggressive nationalism by polit-
ical figures and others; 
Whereas violence and other manifestations of xenophobia and 
discrimination can never be justified by political issues or 
international developments; 
Whereas the Copenhagen Concluding Document adopted by 
the OSCE in 1990 was the first international agreement 
to condemn anti-Semitic acts, and the OSCE partici-
pating States pledged to ‘‘clearly and unequivocally con-
demn totalitarianism, racial and ethnic hatred, anti–Sem-
itism, xenophobia and discrimination against anyone as 
well as persecution on religious and ideological grounds’’; 
Whereas the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly at its meeting in 
Berlin in July 2002 unanimously adopted a resolution 
that, inter alia, called upon participating States to ‘‘en-
sure aggressive law enforcement by local and national au-
thorities, including thorough investigation of anti-Semitic 
criminal acts, apprehension of perpetrators, initiation of 
appropriate criminal prosecutions and judicial pro-
ceedings’’; 
Whereas Decision No. 6 adopted by the OSCE Ministerial 
Council at its Tenth Meeting in Porto, Portugal in De-
cember 2002 (the ‘‘Porto Ministerial Declaration’’) con-
demned ‘‘the recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 
the OSCE area, recognizing the role that the existence of 
anti–Semitism has played throughout history as a major 
threat to freedom’’;
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Whereas the Porto Ministerial Declaration also urged ‘‘the 
convening of separately designated human dimension 
events on issues addressed in this decision, including on 
the topics of anti-Semitism, discrimination and racism 
and xenophobia’’; and 
Whereas on December 10, 2002, at the Washington Par-
liamentary Forum on Confronting and Combating anti-
Semitism in the OSCE Region, representatives of the 
United States Congress and the German Parliament 
agreed to denounce all forms of anti–Semitism and 
agreed that ‘‘anti–Semitic bigotry must have no place in 
our democratic societies’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) officials of the executive branch and Mem-
bers of Congress should raise the issue of anti-Semi-
tism in their bilateral contacts with other countries 
and at multilateral fora, including meetings of the 
Permanent Council of the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Twelfth 
Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assem-
bly to be convened in July 2003; 
(2) participating States of the OSCE should 
unequivocally condemn anti-Semitism (including vio-
lence against Jews and Jewish cultural sites), racial 
and ethnic hatred, xenophobia, and discrimination, 
as well as persecution on religious grounds whenever 
it occurs;
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(3) participating States of the OSCE should en-
sure effective law enforcement by local and national 
authorities against criminal acts stemming from 
anti-Semitism, xenophobia, or racial or ethnic ha-
tred, whether directed at individuals, communities, 
or property, including thorough investigation and 
prosecution of such acts; 
(4) participating States of the OSCE should 
promote the creation of educational efforts through-
out the region encompassing the participating States 
of the OSCE to counter anti-Semitic stereotypes and 
attitudes among younger people, increase Holocaust 
awareness programs, and help identify the necessary 
resources to accomplish this goal; 
(5) legislators in all OSCE participating States 
should play a leading role in combating anti-Semi-
tism and ensure that the resolution adopted at the 
2002 meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 
in Berlin is followed up by a series of concrete ac-
tions at the national level; and 
(6) the OSCE should organize a separately des-
ignated human dimension event on anti-Semitism as 
early as possible in 2003, consistent with the Porto 
Ministerial Declaration adopted by the OSCE at the
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Tenth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in 
December 2002.
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.