[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 630 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 630
Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the
illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2012
Mr. Gosar submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the
illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Whereas all countries have the inviolate right to self-defense and self-
preservation as a moral imperative, recognized in customary
international law and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, both of which hold the
right to self-defense to be the inherent right of sovereign states,
including the right to ``take all necessary steps,'' to combat terrorism
and other forms of unconventional warfare;
Whereas under customary international law, as well as Article 2, paragraph 4 of
the United Nations Charter, all members of the United Nations ``shall
refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force
against the territorial integrity or political independence of any
state,'' and the purpose of the United Nations is to take collective
measures for the preservation of international peace;
Whereas the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran threaten many actors in the
Middle East, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many others,
leading to the serious threat of massive nuclear proliferation in the
region, in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons;
Whereas Iran is a rogue regime that has threatened to ``Wipe (Israel) off the
map,'' in violation of Article 2, paragraph 4 of the United Nations
Charter;
Whereas Iran seeks to unlawfully obtain or create weapons of mass destruction in
violation of its agreement with the United Nations Agency for the
Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report exposing
Iran's nuclear intentions and in November 2011 concluded that ``contrary
to the relevant resolutions of the Board of Governors and the Security
Council, Iran has not suspended its [nuclear] enrichment related
activities'' and continues to proceed with a nuclear weapons
proliferation program, and the IAEA Board of Governors have issued 10
resolutions condemning Iran's nuclear program;
Whereas Iran has ignored and has been indifferent to the terms of the
resolutions pertaining to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction and sanctions have done little to deter its progress;
Whereas Iran has actively engaged in ongoing armed hostilities against Israel
for decades by supporting terrorism against Israel through military
proxies, including the terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah, each
of which have attacked Israeli civilians as well as military personnel,
and by attacking Israeli embassies and diplomatic personnel in
Argentina, Georgia, India, and Thailand;
Whereas the mere act of aggressively seeking the illicit acquisition of weapons
of mass destruction creates an existential threat to Israel,
particularly in light of Iran's illegal threats and armed hostilities
against Israel, as well as a grave threat to peace and stability of the
region in violation of Article 1, paragraph 1 of the United Nations
Charter;
Whereas existential threats against Israel have been planned, expressed, or
executed since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 and have
continued relentlessly thus causing Israel to defend itself vigilantly;
Whereas in the Six-Day War, Israel was forced to engage in successful military
action against Egypt under similar circumstances on June 5, 1967;
Whereas the United States Department of State concluded that the Six-Day War is
``the most cited example'' of the right to take such actions for self-
defense in response to a grave and obvious threat;
Whereas Israel took similar action in the 1981 attack on Iraq's nuclear facility
at Osirak, which averted an unquestionably hostile and violent regime
from acquiring nuclear weapons, and also in 2007 when Israel attacked
Syria's Al-Kibar nuclear facility, an ally of Iran who has been engaged
in the murder of Israeli citizens and military personnel, with the aid
of Iran;
Whereas the United States supports the original mission of the United Nations
Charter to maintain international peace and security;
Whereas the United States has recognized, since 2002 through the National
Security Strategy, that the United States ``must adapt the concept of
imminent threat to the capabilities and objectives of today's
adversaries'';
Whereas Iran has been involved in the kidnapping of United States citizens and
diplomatic personnel, in direct violation of international law, in 1979-
1980 and assisting terrorists in kidnapping Americans in Lebanon
throughout the 1980's;
Whereas Iran has been involved in the systematic murder of United States
soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan for years, continuing today, through
support of terrorist organizations allied with Iran, including giving
armor-piercing technology to terrorists; and
Whereas the United States has continuously supported its ally Israel, and
supported Israel's right to defend itself, and has taken similar actions
itself as necessary self-defense measures as far back as the 1962 Cuban
Missile Crisis: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives fully supports Israel's
lawful exercise of self-defense up to and including action to stop
Iranian aggression, including a strike against Iran's illegal nuclear
program.
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