I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4214 
To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2004 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. FERGUSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To require a report on acts of anti-Semitism around the 
world. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Anti-Semitism 
Review Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries through-
out the world, including some of the world’s strong-
est democracies, have increased significantly in fre-
quency and scope over the last several years.
(2) During the first 3 months of 2004, there 
were numerous instances of anti-Semitic violence 
around the world, including the following incidents: 
(A) In Australia on January 5, 2004, poi-
son was used to ignite, and burn anti-Semitic 
slogans into, the lawns of the Parliament House 
in the state of Tasmania. 
(B) In St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb-
ruary 15, 2004, vandals desecrated approxi-
mately 50 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery, 
painting the stones with swastikas and anti-Se-
mitic graffiti. 
(C) In Toronto, Canada, over the weekend 
of March 19 through March 21, 2004, vandals 
attacked a Jewish school, a Jewish cemetery, 
and area synagogues, painting swastikas and 
anti-Semitic slogans on the walls of a syna-
gogue and on residential property in a nearby, 
predominantly Jewish, neighborhood. 
(D) In Toulon, France, on March 23, 
2004, a Jewish synagogue and community cen-
ter were set on fire. 
(3) Anti-Semitism in old and new forms is also 
increasingly emanating from the Arab and Muslim 
world on a sustained basis, including through books
published by government-owned publishing houses in 
Egypt and other Arab countries. 
(4) In November 2002, state-run television in 
Egypt broadcast the anti-Semitic series entitled 
‘‘Horseman Without a Horse,’’ which is based upon 
the fictitious conspiracy theory know as the Proto-
cols of the Elders of Zion. The Protocols have been 
used throughout the last century by despots such as 
Adolf Hitler to justify violence against Jews. 
(5) In November 2003, Arab television featured 
an anti-Semitic series, entitled ‘‘Ash-Shatat’’ (or 
‘‘The Diaspora’’), which depicts Jewish people 
hatching a plot for Jewish control of the world. 
(6) The sharp rise in anti-Semitic violence has 
caused international organizations such as the Orga-
nization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(OSCE) to elevate, and bring renewed focus to, the 
issue, including the convening by the OSCE in June 
2003 of a conference in Vienna dedicated solely to 
the issue of anti-Semitism. 
(7) The OSCE will again convene a conference 
dedicated to addressing the problem of anti-Semi-
tism on April 28–29, 2004, in Berlin, with the 
United States delegation to be led by former Mayor 
of New York City Ed Koch.
(8) The United States Government has strongly 
supported efforts to address anti-Semitism through 
bilateral relationships and interaction with inter-
national organizations such as the OSCE, the Euro-
pean Union, and the United Nations. 
(9) Congress has consistently supported efforts 
to address the rise in anti-Semitic violence. During 
the 107th Congress, both the Senate and the House 
of Representatives passed resolutions expressing 
strong concern with the sharp escalation of anti-Se-
mitic violence in Europe and calling on the Depart-
ment of State to thoroughly document the phe-
nomenon. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should con-
tinue to strongly support efforts to combat anti- 
Semitism worldwide through bilateral relationships 
and interaction with international organizations such 
as the OSCE; and 
(2) the Department of State should thoroughly 
document acts of anti-Semitism that occur around 
the world.
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on International Relations of 
the House of Representatives a report on acts of anti-Sem-
itism around the world, including a description of— 
(1) acts of physical violence against, or harass-
ment of, Jewish people, and acts of violence against, 
or vandalism of, Jewish community institutions, 
such as schools, synagogues, or cemeteries, that oc-
curred in each country; 
(2) the responses of the governments of those 
countries to such actions; 
(3) the actions taken by such governments to 
enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of 
the right to religious freedom of Jewish people; and 
(4) the efforts by such governments to promote 
anti-bias and tolerance education. 
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