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H.Res.601 / 109th Congress

Condemning in strongest terms Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hateful rhetoric directed toward Israel.

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 14, 2005

Condemns the vile assertions concerning Israel and the Holocaust made by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and again demands that he disavow his remarks.

Calls upon the U.N. Security Council and all civilized nations to censure Iran for its government's dangerous attempt to rewrite history.

Reiterates the House of Representatives' pledge to prevent Iran from procuring nuclear weapons and its steadfast bonds with Israel.

Affirms its understanding of all of the lessons of World War II, including that the millions murdered in the Holocaust must never be forgotten and such atrocities should never happen again.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R–OK

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  • Foreign Affairs Committee
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  1. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

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