[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1553 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1553
Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and
to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats
posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time
to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the
State of Israel.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2010
Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett, Mr.
Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Conaway, Mr.
Culberson, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey
of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr.
King of Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lummis, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Posey, Mr. Price of
Georgia, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rooney, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roskam, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Brown of South
Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Jordan of Ohio,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Carter) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli
sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and
to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats
posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time
to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the
State of Israel.
Whereas with the dawn of modern Zionism, the national liberation movement of the
Jewish people, some 150 years ago, the Jewish people determined to
return to their homeland in the Land of Israel from the lands of their
dispersion;
Whereas in 1922, the League of Nations mandated that the Jewish people were the
legal sovereigns over the Land of Israel and that legal mandate has
never been superseded;
Whereas in the aftermath of the Nazi-led Holocaust from 1933 to 1945, in which
the Germans and their collaborators murdered 6,000,000 Jewish people in
a premeditated act of genocide, the international community recognized
that the Jewish state, built by Jewish pioneers must gain its
independence from Great Britain;
Whereas the United States was the first nation to recognize Israel's
independence in 1948, and the State of Israel has since proven herself
to be a faithful ally of the United States in the Middle East;
Whereas the United States and Israel have a special friendship based on shared
values, and together share the common goal of peace and security in the
Middle East;
Whereas, on October 20, 2009, President Barack Obama rightly noted that the
United States-Israel relationship is a ``bond that is much more than a
strategic alliance.'';
Whereas the national security of the United States, Israel, and allies in the
Middle East face a clear and present danger from the Government of the
Islamic Republic of Iran seeking nuclear weapons and the ballistic
missile capability to deliver them;
Whereas Israel would face an existential threat from a nuclear weapons-armed
Iran;
Whereas President Barack Obama has been firm and clear in declaring United
States opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, stating on November 7, 2008,
``Let me state--repeat what I stated during the course of the campaign.
Iran's development of a nuclear weapon I believe is unacceptable.'';
Whereas, on October 26, 2005, at a conference in Tehran called ``World Without
Zionism'', Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated, ``God willing,
with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world
without the United States and Zionism'';
Whereas the New York Times reported that during his October 26, 2005, speech,
President Ahmadinejad called for ``this occupying regime [Israel] to be
wiped off the map'';
Whereas, on April 14, 2006, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``Like it or
not, the Zionist regime [Israel] is heading toward annihilation'';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``I must announce
that the Zionist regime [Israel], with a 60-year record of genocide,
plunder, invasion, and betrayal is about to die and will soon be erased
from the geographical scene'';
Whereas, on June 2, 2008, Iranian President Ahmadinejad said, ``Today, the time
for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has come, and the
countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and wealth has
started'';
Whereas, on May 20, 2009, Iran successfully tested a surface-to-surface long
range missile with an approximate range of 1,200 miles;
Whereas Iran continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons;
Whereas Iran has been caught building three secret nuclear facilities since
2002;
Whereas Iran continues its support of international terrorism, has ordered its
proxy Hizbullah to carry out catastrophic acts of international
terrorism such as the bombing of the Jewish AMIA Center in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, in 1994, and could give a nuclear weapon to a terrorist
organization in the future;
Whereas Iran has refused to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with
full transparency and access to its nuclear program;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 states that according to
the International Atomic Energy Agency, ``Iran has not established full
and sustained suspension of all enrichment related and reprocessing
activities and heavy-water-related projects as set out in resolution
1696 (2006), 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) nor resumed its cooperation
with the IAEA under the Additional Protocol, nor taken the other steps
required by the IAEA Board of Governors, nor complied with the
provisions of Security Council resolution 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006) and
1747 (2007) . . .'';
Whereas at July 2009's G-8 Summit in Italy, Iran was given a September 2009
deadline to start negotiations over its nuclear programs and Iran
offered a five-page document lamenting the ``ungodly ways of thinking
prevailing in global relations'' and included various subjects, but left
out any mention of Iran's own nuclear program which was the true issue
in question;
Whereas the United States has been fully committed to finding a peaceful
resolution to the Iranian nuclear threat, and has made boundless efforts
seeking such a resolution and to determine if such a resolution is even
possible; and
Whereas the United States does not want or seek war with Iran, but it will
continue to keep all options open to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear
weapons: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) condemns the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
for its threats of ``annihilating'' the United States and the
State of Israel, for its continued support of international
terrorism, and for its incitement of genocide of the Israeli
people;
(2) supports using all means of persuading the Government
of Iran to stop building and acquiring nuclear weapons;
(3) reaffirms the United States bond with Israel and
pledges to continue to work with the Government of Israel and
the people of Israel to ensure that their sovereign nation
continues to receive critical economic and military assistance,
including missile defense capabilities, needed to address the
threat of Iran; and
(4) expresses support for Israel's right to use all means
necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by
Iran, defend Israeli sovereignty, and protect the lives and
safety of the Israeli people, including the use of military
force if no other peaceful solution can be found within a
reasonable time.
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