Text of MA House of Representatives Resolution Regarding UN World Conference Against Racism

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In The Year Two Thousand And One

Resolutions Supporting United States Secretary Of State Colin Powell's Recall Of The United States Delegation To The United Nation's Conference On Racism

Resolved,

WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL, HAS RECALLED ITS DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATION'S WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA; AND

WHEREAS, THE GOALS OF SOUTH AFRICA IN HOSTING THE CONFERENCE ARE NOBLE AND HUMANE, THEY HAVE BECOME DISTORTED AND DIVISIVE BY PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SINGLED OUT ISRAEL FOR CENSURE AND ABUSE; AND

WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES STRONGLY CONDEMNS RACISM IN ANY AND ALL OF ITS INSIDIOUS FORMS, IT CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN A CONFERENCE THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO HATRED; AND

WHEREAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE UNITED STATES HAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND ITS RIGHT TO EXIST AND DEFEND ITS BORDERS; AND

WHEREAS, THE STATE OF ISRAEL RECOGNIZES AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF ALL HER PEOPLE, JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH; THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EXTENDS ITS SUPPORT TO UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL IN RECALLING OUR DELEGATION TO THE FLAWED UNITED NATION'S CONFERENCE ON RACISM AND COMMENDS HIM FOR HIS DECISIVE ACTION; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THESE RESOLUTIONS BE FORWARDED BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL.

H.R., September 6, 2001

ADOPTED