Haley Stevens: “Congress finds that-- (1) Israel is a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East; (2) Israel recognizes the…”

“Congress finds that-- (1) Israel is a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East; (2) Israel recognizes the benefits of a democratic form of government; (3) the policies and activities of the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime contributed to security concerns in the Middle East, especially for Israel; (4) the Arab Liberation Front was established by Iraqi Baathists, and supported by Saddam Hussein; (5) the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime assisted the Arab Liberation Front in distributing grants to the families of suicide bombers; (6) the Government of Iraq under the Saddam Hussein regime aided Abu Abass, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Front, who was a mastermind of the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, an Italian cruise ship, and is responsible for the death of an American tourist aboard that ship; and (7) Saddam Hussein attacked Israel during the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War by launching 39 Scud missiles into that country and the…”