•HRES 1201 IH 
Whereas on numerous occasions, United Nations forces iden-
tified armed Hezbollah operatives and weapons convoys, 
but failed to intercede as authorized by United Nations 
rules; 
Whereas the United Nations Secretary General’s 7th semi-
annual report on the implementation of Resolution 1559 
stated that on the night of March 30, 2008, United Na-
tions troops on patrol in southern Lebanon encountered 
‘‘unidentified armed elements’’ but failed to take action, 
even after being threatened at gunpoint; 
Whereas under Resolution 1701, United Nations forces in 
Lebanon are specifically authorized to ‘‘take all necessary 
action . . . to ensure that its area of operations is not 
utilized for hostile activities of any kind’’; 
Whereas Israel Defense Forces soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and 
Eldad Regev, abducted by Hezbollah forces on July 12, 
2006, have not been released, as called for in Resolution 
1701, and have not been permitted access to the Inter-
national Red Cross, as afforded to them under inter-
national law; and 
Whereas on March 27, 2008, the Security Council encour-
aged the United Nations Secretary General to continue to 
take steps towards the establishment of the Special Tri-
bunal for Lebanon, in order to prosecute those respon-
sible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime 
Minister Rafiq Hariri, and noted that the Tribunal is 
‘‘based on the highest international standards of criminal 
justice’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) demands that all provisions of the United 
Nations Security Council Resolutions be imple-
mented, including— 
(A) Hezbollah’s immediate and uncondi-
tional release of Israel Defense Forces soldiers 
Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, as man-
dated by Resolution 1701; 
(B) Hezbollah and other armed foreign 
and Lebanese militia groups disband and dis-
arm, as required by Resolutions 1559 and 
1701; and 
(C) the strict enforcement of the arms em-
bargo, as both Resolution 1559 and 1701 de-
mand there be no weapons in Lebanon without 
the consent of the Government of Lebanon, and 
no authority other than that of the Government 
of Lebanon; 
(2) calls for— 
(A) the immediate election of a Lebanese 
president without preconditions, in accordance 
with the Lebanese constitution, and without 
foreign interference, as called for by the Secu-
rity Council; 
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(B) the Security Council to declare Iran 
and Syria in violation of Resolutions 1559, 
1701, and 1747; and 
(C) the United Nations Interim Force in 
Lebanon (UNIFIL) to follow its established 
terms of engagement and take the necessary 
steps when confronted to disarm Hezbollah and 
other armed elements; 
(3) expresses— 
(A) continued support for the Government 
of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, the sole legiti-
mate authority in Lebanon; 
(B) support for the Government of Leb-
anon in asserting its sovereignty by extending 
its authority throughout its territory, particu-
larly in the southern regions; 
(C) vigorous support for a democratic Leb-
anon, with both domestic and foreign militias 
permanently disarmed; 
(D) support for UNIFIL troops, and 
strong hope for the expansion of its troops to 
the Syrian border to enforce the weapons em-
bargo; 
(E) its deepest concern that the continued 
failure of the international community to live 
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up to its commitments to stop Hezbollah’s rear-
mament could once again lead to war; and 
(F) unwavering support and commitment 
to the unconditional release of abducted Israeli 
soldiers; and 
(4) condemns Iran and Syria— 
(A) for their ongoing violation of Resolu-
tions 1559 and 1701, especially for their rear-
mament of Hezbollah; and 
(B) for sponsoring, financing, and arming 
terrorist organizations internationally, and spe-
cifically within Lebanon. 
Æ 
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