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RECOGNIZING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE
OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL; URGING WITHDRAWAL OF SYRIAN
FORCES FROM LEBANON, SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC ELEC-
TIONS IN LEBANON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; EXPRESSING
SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING MANIFESTATIONS OF
ANTI-SEMITISM BY U.N. MEMBER STATES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; AND WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANI-
STAN ON HIS MAY 2005 VISIT TO THE U.S., AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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H. Con. Res. 149, H. Res. 273, H. Res. 282, and
H. Con. Res. 153

MAY 18, 2005

Serial No. 109-53

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COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa

HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, Vice Chairman

DAN BURTON, Indiana

ELTON GALLEGLY, California
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida
DANA ROHRABACHER, California
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California
PETER T. KING, New York
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio

THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado
RON PAUL, Texas

DARRELL ISSA, California
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona

JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin
JERRY WELLER, Illinois
MIKE PENCE, Indiana

THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan
KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida
JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas

J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina
CONNIE MACK, Florida

JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
MICHAEL MCCAUL, Texas

TED POE, Texas

TOM LANTOS, California
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American
Samoa

DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
SHERROD BROWN, Ohio

BRAD SHERMAN, California
ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York

WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York

BARBARA LEE, California

JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California
ADAM B. SCHIFF, California
DIANE E. WATSON, California
ADAM SMITH, Washington

BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California

THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel
ROBERT R. KING, Democratic Staff Director

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H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence
of the State of Israel

H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, sup-
port for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development
of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic
rule in Lebanon

H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding
manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and
urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United
Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and
for other purposes

H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President
of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May
2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partner-
ship between the United States and Afghanistan
Amendments to H. Res. 273 and H. Con. Res. 149

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RECOGNIZING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL; URGING WITHDRAWAL OF SYRIAN FORCES FROM LEBANON, SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN LEBANON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; EXPRESSING SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM BY U.N. MEMBER STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN ON HIS MAY 2005 VISIT TO THE U.S., AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST

AND CENTRAL ASIA,

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS,

Washington, DC.

The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Chair of the Subcommittee) presiding.

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. The Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia is now in session with Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Boozman present.

Pursuant to notice, I call up the following measures for purposes of markup and move their recommendation to Full Committee: H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel; H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, support for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon; H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and for other purposes; and H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan. [The resolutions referred to follow:]

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