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HRES 223 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 223
Expressing the sense of the House regarding Palestine Liberation Organization
terrorism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 1989
Mr. DOUGLAS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House regarding Palestine Liberation Organization
terrorism.
Whereas a 1975 agreement between Israel and the United States prohibits talks
between United States officials and the Palestine Liberation Organization
until the Palestine Liberation Organization recognizes Israel's right to
exist and accepts United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338;
Whereas section 1302(b) of the International Security and Development
Cooperation Act of 1985 added the renunciation of terrorism to these
conditions;
Whereas these conditions have been reaffirmed by statute five times since 1984;
Whereas on December 14, 1988, Secretary of State George Shultz determined
that, by virtue of a statement by Yasser Arafat, the Palestine Liberation
Organization had fulfilled the conditions required by law for discussions
with United States officials to commence;
Whereas Yasser Arafat had previously renounced terrorism in the Cairo
Declaration of November 7, 1985;
Whereas the Palestine Liberation Organization failed to live up to its
commitment to refrain from terrorism, as outlined in the Declaration of
November 7, 1985, by carrying out no less than 92 terrorist attacks resulting
in the deaths of 4 Americans; and
Whereas Palestine Liberation Organization terrorist attacks on Israel have in
the past resulted in the deaths of innocent Americans, and such continuing
Palestine Liberation Organization terrorist attacks in Israel present a
threat against the lives of innocent Americans visiting the Holy Land: Now,
therefore, be it
  Resolved, That, in the event the United States holds further talks with
  the Palestine Liberation Organization--
  (1) the top priority of the United States in any such talks should be
  a cessation of terrorist and other violent activity by the Palestine
  Liberation Organization or any of its factions; and
  (2) during the next round of such talks, the representative of the United
  States should obtain from the representative of the Palestine Liberation
  Organization a full accounting of the following reported terrorist activities
  which occurred after Yasser Arafat's commitment of December 14, 1988:
  (A) On December 26, 1988, an attempted infiltration into Israel by boat
  by four terrorists of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) faction
  the Popular Struggle Front.
  (B) On December 28, 1988, an attempted infiltration into Israel by three
  terrorists of the PLO-affiliated Palestine Liberation Front armed with
  Kalashnikov rifles, missiles, and antitank launchers.
  (C) On January 24, 1989, an unprovoked attack on the Israeli patrol in
  southern Lebanon by the PLO-affiliated Palestine Liberation Front.
  (D) On February 5, 1989, an attempted infiltration into Israel by nine
  terrorists of the PLO-affiliated Palestine Liberation Front and People's
  Front for the Liberation of Palestine armed with automatic rifles, hand
  grenades, rocket-propelled grenades, and wire cutters.
  (E) On February 23, 1989, an attempted attack on targets in Israel by
  terrorists of the PLO-affiliated Democratic Front for Liberation of
  Palestine armed with AK-47 rifles, antitank rockets, and wire cutters.
  (F) On February 27, 1989, a PLO-affiliated People's Front for the Liberation
  of Palestine ambush of a pro-Israeli Southern Lebanese army vehicle.
  (G) On March 2, 1989, an attempted infiltration into Israel by four
  terrorists of the PLO-affiliated Democratic Front for the Liberation
  of Palestine, armed with Kalashnikov rifles, light antitank missiles,
  grenades, and wire cutters, headed for the civilian town of Zarit.
  (H) On March 13, 1989, an attempted infiltration into Israel by three
  terrorists of the PLO-aligned Palestine Liberation Front armed with AK-47
  automatic rifles, hand grenades, small missiles, and wire cutters.
  (I) On March 15, 1989, an attempted attack on Israel through Gaza by two
  terrorists of the Islamic Jihad group under the orders of Yasser Arafat,
  armed with Kalashnikov rifles, ammunition, and grenades.
  SEC. 2. In the event further talks are held with the Palestine Liberation
  Organization, the Secretary of State should, within 10 days after the next
  round of such talks, report to the House of Representatives on the accounting
  provided by the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  of the incidents described in the first section of this resolution.