[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 409 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 30, 2003.
Whereas the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, has
become notorious over the years for his overt anti-Semitism and
opposition to the State of Israel;
Whereas Dr. Mahathir opened the 57-nation, October 2003 summit of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference in Malaysia by characterizing
Israel and Jews around the world as ``the enemy'' who ``rule the world
by proxy'';
Whereas incendiary rhetoric of this nature can be neither excused nor
rationalized;
Whereas Dr. Mahathir's anti-Semitic remarks are despicable and could serve to
incite further sectarian violence;
Whereas, among the 57 national representatives in attendance, none raised their
voice in protest and many applauded Dr. Mahathir's statements; and
Whereas President George W. Bush traveled to Thailand to attend the October 20-
21, 2003, meeting in Bangkok of the leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) and rebuked Dr. Mahathir for his ``wrong and
divisive'' remarks: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) thoroughly repudiates the damaging rhetoric of the outgoing
prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, which embodies age-old
stereotypes of Jewish global domination and grotesque anti-Semitism on
an international scale;
(2) reaffirms the rebuke made by President George W. Bush of Dr.
Mahathir and his injurious sentiments on October 20, 2003, stating that
the remarks ``stand squarely against what I believe'';
(3) calls upon other governments and international bodies, notably
the European Union, to condemn these remarks as dangerous incitement;
and
(4) deplores the tacit acquiescence of those national
representatives in attendance at the October 2003 Organization of the
Islamic Conference as willing complicity in spreading a message of hate
and incitement against Jews.
Attest:
Clerk.