Expressing the moral requirement to end violence and terrorism in the Middle East

H.RES.405
Introduced: 
May 1, 2002
107
Second
May 1, 2002
Referred to House (sub)committee

4 cosponsors.

After citing “Palestinian suicide bombings” have made establishing a “nonviolent environment” in the Middle East difficult without U.S. leadership, resolves the following: (1) stands in solidarity with Israel's right as a frontline state in the war against terrorism to take military action to end terrorist attacks, to dismantle terrorist infrastructure, and to provide security for its people;
(2) remains committed to Israel's right to self-defense and to assisting Israel in exercising that right;
(3) will continue to assist Israel in strengthening its homeland defenses;
(4) condemns Palestinian suicide bombings and the ongoing support and coordination of terror by Yassir Arafat and other members of the Palestinian leadership;
(5) insists that the Palestinian Authority fulfill its commitment to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the Palestinian areas;
(6) urges all Arab states, particularly United States allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia, to declare their unqualified opposition to all forms of terrorism, particularly suicide bombing, and to act in concert with the United States to stop the violence;
(7) urges Israel to make clear, in the context of the full settlement described in paragraph (8), its willingness to withdraw from occupied territories; and
(8) urges all parties in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.

See also: similar measures H. Res. 392 on 4/18/02 and S. Res. 247 on 4/22/02.

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