US House Of Representatives against Hamas Political Participation

House Resolution 575 passed on 12/15/2005 by a vote of 397-17.

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) reaffirms its commitment to the safety and security of the democratic State of Israel;

(2) asserts that terrorist organizations, such as Hamas, should not be permitted to participate in Palestinian elections until such organizations recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, cease incitement, condemn terrorism, and permanently disarm and dismantle their terrorist infrastructure;

(3) calls on the Palestinian Authority President Abbas before the election to declare openly his intention to take action to dismantle the terrorist organizations;

(4) asserts that the inclusion of Hamas, or any other terrorist group on the State Department list of foreign terrorist organizations, into the Palestinian governing structure will inevitably raise serious policy considerations for the United States, potentially undermining the continued ability of the United States to provide financial assistance and conduct normal relations with the Palestinian Authority; and

(5) states its strong belief, as underlined in every recent Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement, that progress in the peace process requires sustained Palestinian effort to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, and that delay in confronting that principal obligation only emboldens the opponents of peace and threatens its realization.

I strongly agree with number 4. But then again I seriously think the US should stop financing the corrupt PA. If the Palestinians hate the US, then we should not support them. And more to the point, where is their pride taking hand outs from whom they hate?

Maybe Iran should spread some of the money they support Hamas and Hizbullah with, and actually give it to the Palestinian people. Oh wait they do, except only to the families of the murderers of civilians.

The corrupt PA criticizes the US, all the while with their hands stretched out for more money, but Hamas acts like a good recipient of Iranian money and does this:

Hamas leader congratulates Ahmadinejad
Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas's political bureau, praised the Iranian president for his comments on the Holocaust.

Meshal, who is currently visiting Iran, was quoted by Iranian news agencies as having told a press conference: "It seems that the president's words did not find favor with regional and international leaders. But despite this, the Muslim public supported Iran on this issue in the past and will also support it in the future."

Referring to recent statements by Ahmadinejad that Israel should either be "wiped off the map" or be relocated to Europe, Meshal added: "The Iranian government's position on Palestine fills Muslim hearts with pride."

He also said that Hamas would step up terror attacks against Israel should Israel take military action against Iran's nuclear program.