SCHAKOWSKY COSPONSORS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ISRAEL
October 12, 2000
OCTOBER 12, 2000
SCHAKOWSKY COSPONSORS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ISRAEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today cosponsored a Congressional Resolution, H. Con. Res. 426, that expresses the House of Representatives' "solidarity with the State and people of Israel at this time of crisis."
SCHAKOWSKY COSPONSORS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ISRAEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today cosponsored a Congressional Resolution, H. Con. Res. 426, that expresses the House of Representatives' "solidarity with the State and people of Israel at this time of crisis."
The Resolution calls on the Palestinian authorities to use all it resources "to stop all violence, to show respect for all holy sites, and to settle all grievances through negotiations." Furthermore, the resolution commends the United States for its efforts to foster peace and calls on all parties to make all possible efforts to reinvigorate the peace process in order to prevent further senseless loss of life by all sides."
Schakowsky said, "The last few days have demonstrated how devastating are the consequences of a failure to arriving at a lasting peace agreement. I hope that the violence will stop and that all sides will return to the table so that a lasting peace with security can be achieved."