[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 462 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 462
Supporting the vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working
together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 21, 2003
Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr.
Ballenger, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith
of Michigan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Reyes,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Blumenauer) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International
Relations
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working
together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace, and
for other purposes.
Whereas ending the violence and terror that have devastated Israel, the West
Bank, and Gaza since September 2000, is in the vital interest of Israel,
the Palestinians, and the United States;
Whereas ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict strengthens extremists and
opponents of peace throughout the region, including those who seek to
undermine efforts by the United States to stabilize Iraq and those who
wish to see conflict spread to other nations in the region;
Whereas more than 3 years of violence, terror, and escalating military conflict
have demonstrated that military means alone will not solve the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict;
Whereas obligations under the peace plan known as the ``road map'' have not been
met by Israeli and Palestinian leaders and no viable political
alternatives have emerged;
Whereas despite mutual mistrust, anger, and pain, courageous and credible
Israelis and Palestinians have come together in a private capacity to
develop serious model peace initiatives, like the People's Voice
Initiative and the Geneva Initiative;
Whereas those initiatives and other similar private efforts are founded on the
determination of Israelis and Palestinians to put an end to decades of
confrontation and conflict and to live in peaceful coexistence, mutual
dignity, and security, based on a just, lasting, and comprehensive
peace;
Whereas those initiatives demonstrate that both Israelis and Palestinians want
to end the current vicious stalemate, and that both peoples are prepared
to make compromises in order to achieve peace;
Whereas the Geneva Initiative offers a detailed framework that addresses the
fundamental requirements of both peoples, including preservation of the
Jewish, democratic nature of Israel with secure and defensible borders,
and the creation of a viable Palestinian state; and
Whereas such peace initiatives present precious opportunities to end the
violence and restart fruitful peace negotiations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) applauds the courage and vision of Israelis and
Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic,
serious plans for achieving peace;
(2) calls on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to capitalize
on the opportunities offered by these peace initiatives; and
(3) urges the President to embrace and encourage all
serious efforts to move away from violent military stalemate
toward achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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