Nov. 6 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995

Surely we must learn from his martyrdom that This week, Jews all around the world are if people cannot let go of the hatred of their studying the Torah portion in which God tests enemies, they risk sowing the seeds of hatred the faith of Abraham, patriarch of the Jews and among themselves. I ask you, the people of the Arabs. He commands Abraham to sacrifice Israel, on behalf of my Nation that knows its Yitzhak. ‘‘Take your son, the one you love, own long litany of loss, from Abraham Lincoln Yitzhak.’’ As we all know, as Abraham in loyalty to President Kennedy to Martin Luther King, to God was about to kill his son, God spared do not let that happen to you. Yitzhak. Now, God tests our faith even more In the Knesset, in your homes, in your places terribly, for he has taken our Yitzhak. of worship, stay the righteous course. As Moses But Israel’s covenant with God, for freedom, said to the children of Israel when he knew for tolerance, for security, for peace, that cov- he would not cross over into the Promised Land, enant must hold. That covenant was Prime Min- ‘‘Be strong and of good courage, fear not for ister Rabin’s life’s work. Now we must make God will go with you. He will not fail you. it his lasting legacy. His spirit must live on in He will not forsake you.’’ President Weizman, us. Acting Prime Minister Peres, to all the people The Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for mourning, of Israel, as you stay the course of peace, I never speaks of death but often speaks of peace. make this pledge: Neither will America forsake In its closing words, may our hearts find a meas- you. ure of comfort and our souls the eternal touch Legend has it that in every generation of Jews of hope: Oseh shalom bimromov hu ya’aseh sha- from time immemorial, a just leader emerged lom aleinu ve’al kol Yisrael, ve’imru amen. And to protect his people and show them the way shalom, chaver. to safety. Prime Minister Rabin was such a lead- er. He knew as he declared to the world on the White House lawn 2 years ago that the NOTE: The President spoke at 2:24 p.m. at Har time had come, in his words, ‘‘to begin a new Herzl Cemetery. In his remarks, he referred to reckoning in the relations between people, be- President Ezer Weizman and Acting Prime Min- tween parents tired of war, between children ister Shimon Peres of Israel; King Hussein I of who will not know war.’’ Here in Jerusalem, Jordan; President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt; and I believe with perfect faiths that he was leading Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Author- his people to that promised land. ity

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Ezer Weizman of Israel in Jerusalem November 6, 1995

First, let me just say how pleased I am to over the death of Prime Minister Rabin and have had the opportunity to come here for a our support for the process of peace. second time to visit with President Weizman But for me, this is not a day to discuss the on this very, very sad day for Israel and for future or policies beyond what I have already the United States. I want to emphasize today said. I think you can see, by the kind of delega- the support of the American people for the peo- tion that came from the United States, how ple of Israel. It is evidenced by our delegation strongly we feel about our support for Israel here. We have three American Presidents, three and how strongly we feel about our support American Secretaries of State, almost 40 Mem- for peace. bers of our Congress, including the leadership Thank you. of both parties in both Houses of our Congress, and a very distinguished group of American reli- gious and business leaders, all coming here to NOTE: The President spoke at approximately 5:20 express our support and our solidarity, our grief p.m. outside President Weizman’s residence. A

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Message to the Congress on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction November 8, 1995

To the Congress of the United States: tion. Additional information on nuclear, missile, On November 14, 1994, in light of the dan- and/or chemical and biological weapons (CBW) gers of the proliferation of nuclear, biological, nonproliferation efforts is contained in the an- and chemical weapons (‘‘weapons of mass de- nual Report on the Proliferation of Missiles and struction’’) and of the means of delivering such Essential Components of Nuclear, Biological and weapons, I issued Executive Order No. 12938, Chemical Weapons, provided to the Congress and declared a national emergency under the pursuant to section 1097 of the National De- International Emergency Economic Powers Act fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Under section 202(d) and 1993 (Public Law 102–190), also known as of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. the ‘‘Nonproliferation Report,’’ and the annual 1622(d)), the national emergency terminates on report provided to the Congress pursuant to sec- the anniversary date of its declaration, unless tion 308 of the Chemical and Biological Weap- I publish in the Federal Register and transmit ons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of to the Congress a notice of its continuation. 1991 (Public Law 102–182). The proliferation of weapons of mass destruc- The three export control regulations issued tion continues to pose an unusual and extraor- under the Enhanced Proliferation Control Initia- dinary threat to the national security, foreign tive (EPCI) are fully in force and continue to policy, and economy of the United States. be used to control the export of items with Therefore, I am hereby advising the Congress potential use in chemical or biological weapons that the national emergency declared on No- or unmanned delivery systems for weapons of vember 14, 1994, must continue in effect be- mass destruction. yond November 14, 1995. Accordingly, I have In the 12 months since I issued Executive extended the national emergency declared in Order No. 12938, 26 additional countries ratified Executive Order No. 12938 and have sent the the Convention on the Prohibition of the Devel- attached notice of extension to the Federal Reg- opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of ister for publication. Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction As I described in the report transmitting Ex- (CWC) for a total of 42 of the 159 signatories; ecutive Order No. 12938, the Executive order the CWC must be ratified by 65 signatories consolidated the functions of and revoked Exec- to enter into force. I must report my disappoint- utive Order No. 12735 of November 16, 1990, ment that the United States is not yet among which declared a national emergency with re- those who have ratified. The CWC is a critical spect to the proliferation of chemical and bio- element of U.S. nonproliferation policy and an logical weapons, and Executive Order No. 12930 urgent next step in our effort to end the devel- of September 29, 1994, which declared a na- opment, production, stockpiling, transfer, and tional emergency with respect to nuclear, bio- use of chemical weapons. As we have seen this logical, and chemical weapons, and their means year in Japan, chemical weapons can threaten of delivery. our security and that of our allies, whether as The following report is made pursuant to sec- a instrument of war or of terrorism. The CWC tion 204 of the International Emergency Eco- will make every American safer, and we need nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703) and section it now. 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 The international community is watching. It U.S.C. 1641(c)), regarding activities taken and is vitally important that the United States con- money spent pursuant to the emergency declara- tinue to lead the fight against weapons of mass

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