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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 280
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against
terrorism.
Whereas 26 innocent people in Israel were murdered in cold
blood and at least 175 wounded by Palestinian terrorists,
all within 14 hours, during the weekend of December 1–
2, 2001;
Whereas this is the equivalent, on a proportional basis, of
1,200 American deaths and 8,000 wounded;
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Whereas United States Middle East envoy Anthony Zinni has
labeled the terrorism of December 1–2, 2001, ‘‘the deep-
est evil one can imagine’’;
Whereas this bloody weekend is part of an ongoing terror
campaign often targeted at youth and families and per-
petrated by the Islamic fundamentalist groups Hamas
and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian ter-
rorist groups;
Whereas President Bush declared at a joint session of Con-
gress on September 20, 2001, that ‘‘Every nation, in
every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are
with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day for-
ward, any nation that continues to harbor or support ter-
rorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile
regime’’; and
Whereas President Bush declared on December 2, 2001, that
‘‘Chairman Arafat must do everything in his power to
find those who murdered innocent Israelis and bring
them to justice’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress—
(1) condemns the vicious terrorist attacks re-
sulting in the death of 26 and the wounding of at
least 175 innocent people in Israel within 14 hours
during December 1–2, 2001, and extends its deepest
sympathies to the Israeli nation and to the families
of the victims;
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(2) expresses outrage at the ongoing Pales-
tinian terrorist campaign and insists that the Pales-
tinian Authority take all steps necessary to end it;
(3) demands, specifically, that the Palestinian
Authority take action immediately to—
(A) destroy the infrastructure of Pales-
tinian terrorist groups;
(B) pursue and arrest terrorists whose in-
carceration has been called for by Israel; and
(C) either—
(i) prosecute such terrorists, provide
convicted terrorists with the stiffest pos-
sible punishment, and ensure that those
convicted remain in custody for the full du-
ration of their sentences; or
(ii) render all arrested terrorists to
the Government of Israel for prosecution;
(4) urges the President to take any and all nec-
essary steps to ensure that the Palestinian Authority
takes the actions described in paragraph (3), includ-
ing, if necessary, suspending all relations with Yasir
Arafat and the Palestinian Authority;
(5) further urges the President to insist that all
countries harboring, materially supporting, or acqui-
escing in the private support of Palestinian terrorist
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groups end all such support, dismantle the infra-
structure of such groups, and bring all terrorists
within their borders to justice;
(6) commends the President for his strong lead-
ership against international terrorism, his forthright
response to this most recent outrage, and his swift
action to freeze additional sources of terrorist funds;
and
(7) expresses the solidarity of the United States
with Israel in our common struggle against the
scourge of terrorism.
Passed the House of Representatives December 5,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.