April19, 1990 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7653 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS LIONS, LAMBS AND PEACE Arab-Israeli peace. Secretary of State James suited from "restraint" in our defense pro TALKS Baker speaks of the urgency of progress. grams or our making "concessions for The Bush-Baker team treat the conflict as a peace." promising project-that is, susceptible of The communist governments of Poland HON. TOM LANTOS diplomatic amelioration, if not solution at a and Czechoslovakia were a security threat. OF CALIFORNIA reasonable cost-if only Washington acts But no one in the West views the Solidarity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quickly to prevent Israel from further con government of Poland or the Havel govern Thursday, April19, 1990 solidating its hold on the territories. ment in Czechoslovakia as a threat. And These assumptions require protection this is not because we have peace agree Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, the Middle East from inconvenient history. So administra ments with them. It is because of what we peace process is too often painted in colors tion policy makers have nothing to say know of their leaders' philosophies and that fail to portray the siege climate Israel has about such questions as: Why the Arab principles and popular support. We feel continued to labor under. Israel knows that a world made war against the Jewish State secure regarding these countries not be lasting peace depends on lasting security, and before Israel acquired the territories? Why cause of any formalities but because they any peace plan that tries, as an act of good the Arab world rejected the Rogers Plan wish us no harm. itself when it was first offered? Why those At no time in the last 40 years would an will, to trade away strategic Israeli territory for states roundly rejected the 1947 UN Parti arms control or peace agreement with these an unsecured promise of peace, is doomed to tion Plan which would have afforded the East European countries have been more fail. Jews even less territory than they wound up easily attained and more likely to have been Mr. Speaker, I insert the full text of Douglas with after the War of Independence. And implemented in good faith than at present. J. Feith's article "Lions, Lambs and Peace why, during the 19 years <1948-67) in which Yet such an agreement, which the conven Talks" as it appeared in the Washington the territories were under Arab control, no tional wisdom deemed highly significant Jewish Week on March 22, 1990. Mr. Feith re attempt was made to create an independent and urgent just a few months ago, now ap minds us of the failed attempts blindly to trade Palestinian Arab state there? pears superfluous
e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this tYpeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 7654 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April19, 1990 treaty because Sadat succeeded in convinc through rock-throwing or other means investment generated, and urban design and ing Israel that the Egyptian government no may serve to pave the way to a negotiated esthetic quality. longer aspired to destroy the Jewish State. peace. The Arabs have seen their military Ocean Drive completed the final stage of its He made the case that Egypt wanted to re attacks fail time and again. They have seen cover the Sinai but would not use the land their "oil weapon" exposed as a wooden improvement program that includes street re to launch aggressions against Israel. Egypt, sword. They have seen their intifada lose construction, sidewalk promenade and furnish as the most populous and powerful Arab steam and evolve toward what is called the ings, greenbelt park landscaping and beach state, was in a position to ensure that no "intrafada"-the killing of Arabs by Arabs. renourishment. The private sector rehabilita other state could exploit Israel's territorial They have seen Israel renewing diplomatic tion of historic inns and art deco hotels is well concession. relations throughout Africa and now East underway. Unfortunately, the Bush administration's ern Europe. They are now seeing a demo Presentation of the award will be made to efforts to promote negotiations between the graphic shift of strategic proportions in Is Neisen Kasdin as chairman of the Miami De Israelis and the Palestinian Arabs lack the rael's favor. One can only hope that at some ingredients of success in the Sadat-Begin point the great mass of people throughout velopment Corp. and to Tony Goldman as talks. The gravest deficiency is that the the Arab world will reject the failed and chairman of the Ocean Drive Association for PLO has the ability to dominate, directly or costly ideology of war against Israel the way the vital participation of the public and private indirectly, the Palestinian Arab participants the people of Eastern Europe have rejected sectors in this award winning project. and the PLO does not pass the good inten their own failed and costly ideology, I congratulate all who are involved in this tions test. For many reasons-the terms of project, on a project extremely well done. its so-called covenant, its history of target ing children and civilian men and women, TRIBUTE TO SENIOR CITIZENS and recent incidents 39-059 0-91-51 {Pt.5) 7670 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 19, 1990 characteristics that have made this Nation Puerto Rico may become strained. If it is the Sooner or later, the island will be knock great. May they all have many happy and suc intent of Congress not to take a closer look, ing at Congress's door. The question then cessful years ahead. then the people of Puerto Rico should be told will be: Is the U.S. ready to accept as a state that, so that they do not delude themselves. what is in essence a Latin American coun try-densely populated. Spanish-speaking, CONGRESS SHOULD TAKE A Mr. Speaker, statehood is not really an al culturally different and poor? HARD LOOK AT THE STATUS ternative for Puerto Rico, as I think a careful In Washington, where few are paying OF PUERTO RICO reading of the Wall Street Journal article will close attention, even fewer think Congress show. And Congress cannot just walk away will act on the referendum bill this year. from this issue. But here the status question is an obsession. HON. JAIME B. FUSTER The Wall Street Journal article is attached. Not much is heard about the principles of OF PUERTO RICO [From the Wall Street Journal, April13, justice, democracy or patriotism Mr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1990] Romero Barcelo elaborated on before Con Thursday, April19, 1990 STATEHOOD PROPONENTS GAIN FAVOR IN gress. Instead, the most talked-about ques PUERTO RICO As DEBATE OVER ISLAND'S tion is money and who is going to get it-in Mr. FUSTER. Mr. Speaker, the other day I STATUS HEATS UP AGAIN dividuals or corporations. called to the attention of my colleagues a