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“TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS TO YASSER ARAFAT--UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1894 on Oct. 16, 2001.
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TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS TO YASSER ARAFAT--UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE
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HON. ERIC CANTOR
of virginia
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in response to a series of recent news reports indicating that the State Department is developing a plan to pressure Israel to make territorial concessions to Yasser Arafat. The latest indications point to Israel even having to give up part of Jerusalem.
Mr. Speaker, such a proposal is utterly unacceptable.
I find it hard to believe that anyone would choose now as the time to put pressure on our only democratic friend in the Middle East, a friend that has been at the mercy of terrorists for decades.
According to a recent poll, the vast majority of Palestinians oppose the American air strikes against Afghanistan, and one in four believes terrorism against the United States is okay.
Terrorism is terrorism wherever it occurs: New York, Washington, Jerusalem, or Tel Aviv. Until Yasser Arafat rids himself of his ties to terrorism, he should not be rewarded with statehood.
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