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Benjamin Gilman: “I regret to inform my colleagues of yet another terrorist bombing in Jerusalem which has left six dead and scores…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 1997
I regret to inform my colleagues of yet another terrorist bombing in Jerusalem which has left six dead and scores wounded. This latest atrocity against unsuspecting and innocent civilians is an especially serious challenge to the peace process. The militant wing of Hamas took only moments to claim responsibility for today's atrocity, the very same Hamas whose leadership Palestinian Chairman Arafat publicly and warmly embraced this very week that our House delegation was in Israel to assess the status of the peace process. Clearly there are reactionary forces seeking to destroy the peace process. But, Mr. Speaker, the question we must now ask, what kind of signal did Arafat send to the so-called extremists with his public embrace of Hamas? Was this yet another green light? Mr. Speaker, it is time to ask the important question, who really wants peace in the Middle East, and who is merely paying lipservice to that goal?
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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Addressing a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem and its implications for the peace process.

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