William Helms: “this morning, the Foreign Relations Committee approved and sent to the Senate an original resolution-- Senate Concurrent…”

“this morning, the Foreign Relations Committee approved and sent to the Senate an original resolution-- Senate Concurrent Resolution 46--condemning the terrorist attack in Israel at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Israel time, when two terrorists entered a market in the center of Jerusalem and blew themselves up, killing at least 12 Israelis, and leaving 120 wounded, at least 20 of whom are described in critical condition. Mr. President, the reason for this attack was probably yesterday's announcement that the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were about to resume. Clearly, the terrorists decided to try to derail the peace process by murdering innocent people. They perhaps have succeeded, because the peace process, Mr. President, is meaningless if there is no security for the people of Israel. It is reported that Yasser Arafat telephoned Prime Minister Netanyahu to apologize for the bombing. He has had ample practice in issuing apologies and regrets for Palestinian attacks on Jews. But rhetoric is cheap. The question all of us must ask is: ``Has Yasser Arafat done what it takes to rid the territories under his control of terrorists?'' The answer to that is obvious: no. The United States has done a great deal, too much, some contend, to support the Palestinian Authority. What has the Authority done to crack down on terror? Not nearly enough.”