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PRESIDENT WIT.,LIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
STATEMENT ON THE SIGNING OF THE
COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION ACCORD WITH ISRAEL
THE.WHITE HOUSE
. APRa 30, 1996
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Prime Minister Peres; members of the Israeli and American delegations:
For the past three years, Israel and the United States have worked
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in hand to advance the
Middle East peace process. Today, with this U.S.- Israel Counter-Terrorism Cooperati~n
·Accord, we strengthen our partnership to stop the enemies of peace.
With every new step along the path to peace, its enemies grow more and more desperate. They
know that a new day is dawning in the MiddleEast --that the vast majority of its people want to
enjoy the blessings of a normal life. Their answer -- more violence and terror. .. more bullets and.
bombs -- may seem senseless. But it is the product of cold calculation: by murdering innocent
people, they aim to kill the growing hope for peace itself
We must not let our emotions push us into the vicious cycle of violence. That's exactly what the
enemies of peace want -- and that's exactly what we must deny them.
But maintaining our resolve for peace does not mean turning the other cheek. We must do
everything in our power to stop the killing and .bring terrorists to justice. That's the only way to
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give those who have chosen peace confidence that they have made the right choice -- and courage
to keep moving forward.
This agreement does just that by deepening the cooperation between our countries in the fight
against terrorism. Prime Minister Peres and I began work on it during my visit to Israel last
month, in the wake of a terrible string of suicide bombings. Now, we have agreed upon areas for
greater cooperation -- information sharing ... research and development ... training and technical
assistance ... investigation, prosecution and extradition. In each one, we will look at very practical
ways in which we can better work together. I am very pleased to sign this accord. And I am also
pleased that the budget I signed just last week includes the $50 million I requested for our joint
anti-terrorism efforts, including t?day' s accord .
. Mr. Prime Minister, the United States stands by Israelthrough good times and bad because our
countries share the same ideals: freedom, tolerance, democracy. We know that whenever those
ideals are under siege in one country, they are threatened everywhere. We have never been more
determined to defend those ideals -- and to achieve our goal of a just, lasting and comprehensive
peace in the Middle East.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
STATEMENT ON THE SIGNING OF THE
ANTI-TERRORISM COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL.
THE WHITE HOUSE
APRIL 30, 1996
Prime Minister Peres; members of the Israeli and American delegations:
For the past three years, Israel and the United States have worked hand in hand to advance the
Middle East peace process. Today, with this Counter-Terrorism Agreement, we strengthen our
alliance to stop those who are trying to derail it.
With every new step along the path to peace, its enemies grow more and more desperate. They
know that a new day is dawning in the Middle East -- that the vast majority of its people want to
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enjoy the blessings of a normal life. Their ariswer --more violence·and terror. .. ·more bullets and
bombs -- may seem senseless. But it is the product of cold calculation: by murdering innocent
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people, they aim to kill the growing hope for peace itself
We must not let our emotions push us into the vicious cycle of violence. That's exactly what the
enemies of peace want -- and that's exactly what we must deny them.
But maintaining our resolve for peace does not mean turning the other cheek. We must do
everything in our power to stop the killing and bring terrorists to justice. That's the only way to
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give those who have chosen peace confidence that they have made the right choice -- and courage
to keep moving forward.
This agreement do.es just that by deepening the cooperation between the United States and Israel
in the fight against terrorism. Prime Minister Peres and I began work on it during my visit to
Israel last month, in the wake of a terrible string of suicide bombings. Now, we have agreed upon
areas for joint action.,- information sharing ... intelligence analysis.:. research and development...
training and technical assistance ... crisis management. .. investigation, prosecution and extradition.
And we have set up committees in each area to come up with veiy practical·ways in which we can
better work together. I am very pleased to sign this agreement. And I am also pleased that the
budget I signed just}astweek includes the $50 million I requested for our joint anti-terrorism
efforts, including today' s accord.
Mr. Prime Minister, the United States stands by Israel through good times and bad because our
countries share the same ideals: freedom, tolerance, democracy.· We know that whenever those
. ideals are under siege in one country, they are threatened everywhere. We have never been more
determined to defend those· ideals -- and to achieve our goal of a just, lasting and comprehensive
peace in the Middle East.
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countries share the same ideals:· freedom, toh::r~i:e,·d~mocracy. We know that whenever those
ideals are under siege in one country, they are threatened everywhere; Wr:. have never been mo:.:e
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Blinken, Antony J.
From:
To:
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Date:
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Simon, Steven N.
Blinken,.Antony J.
/N, Non Record at A 1
RE: Terror Info [UNCLASSIFIED]
Wednesday; April 24, 1996 6:42PM
High
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-- Sharm follow up in Washington was a success: Israel, Gulf states, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey and
Palestinian Authority participated along side EU countries and Japan:
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-- Some concern that this would usurp other more "political issues" relating to peace process and the
situation in Gaza, but these concerns faded sufficiently for things to work out.
-- Agenda focused on practicalities: use of extradition treaties; importance of border controls, legislation
to deal with fundraising, information sharing, .role of technology, need for like-minded states to work
together, "be.cause no single nation ca~ fight terrorism on its own."
-- · U.S. drafted elements of a recommendations package that ministers were to en·dorse at a follow-up
meeting in Luxembourg. this did not come off because of Lebanon .. We consider the Sharm process to be
on hold, not cancelled. ·
-- In meantime, we and Israel have drafted an MOU on counterterrorism cooperation. Hope to finalize it
before Peres visits. Limited in scope--i.e., 'doesn't go beyond terrorism--but comprehensive within its limits.
Cooperation with israel across the full spec'trum of CT activities: intel analysis, R&D, training. No
commitments, though. ·
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-- 50m for Israel antiterrorism assistance this year, 50 next year. Most will pay for advanced technologies
that will permit Israel to detect small quantities of explosives. By securing borders in this way, Israel can
be more confident ·about loosening closure. this will help Palestinian economy and implementation of Oslo
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-- We had already shipped advanced equipment to israel as part of emergency aid af~erthe Tel Aviv
suicide bombing.
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-- We are also engaged in an effort to help the PA , and encourage allies to help the PA develop its own
capabilities to deal with terrorism in Gaza and PA controlled areas in the West Bank. They have little
experience, poor equipment, uncertain legitimacy and a VERY big problem.
I can get you more, just tell me if I'm ojn the right track, or you need something else.
From: Blinken, Antony J.
To: Simon, Steven N.
CC: /N, Non Record at A 1
Subject: Terror Info
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 1996 04:54· PM
Steve -- I could use any infor you can give me on all we're doing with/for Israel and in Middle East to fight
terrorism, any successes we've had, Sharm el sheik, the treaty to be signed.· Need to do remarks for
Berger soonest ... thanks
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[UNCLASSIFIEDJTerror
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Wednesday, April 24, 1996 8:17PM
High
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0. What exactkly did wedo for Israel after the bus attacks?
Immediate transfer to Israel ,of explosive detecticm equipment. Planeload left the U.S. 48 hrs after the Tel ·
Aviv bombing. Commonly acknowledged to be CIA shipment (lndyk said as much.)
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Team of US experts wemt but to Israel at the same time to assess requirements: To prepare for the
resuilts, the President exercised his drawdown authorities under the Foreign Assistance immediately (signed
3/7) top_ermit as much as $30 million In equipme'nt and services to be drawn from US gov't stocks to
upgrade Israel's technical anti terrorism capabilities. Thiswhole amount was never drawhdown because it
turned out that the USG actually has very little of the stuff in its inventories. This meant that equipment
would have to be purchased, rather than taken from ·stocks. The Presidenmt immediately asked Congress
for $50m in extra aid for Israel in 96 and said he would ask for an additional $50 in 97. The first tranche
willlikel;y be included in the CR now in.the final stages of negotiation. The money will be used to pay for
explosive sniffers and advanced x ray machines along with the technical training and support to get them to
work. The experts team came hack in mid March with an agreed plan, which they helped Israel to develop,
for use ofthis equipment in a way that would give the GOI'.the confidenceto ease closure. Our help will
enable the GOI also to cover the long border spaces in between border and customs posts. The GOI was
extremely grateful as Peres made clear in a letter he sent to the President shortly afterward.
US teams also reached out to the Palestinian Authority (it the 'same, with the cooperation of the GOI and a
package, of training technical· assistance and equipment was worked out with the. PA, Israel, and regional
governments.
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Planning for Sharm·began immediately after the Tel Aviv bombing.· as has been wide,ly discussed, the
international presence at Sharm was vital to the stabilizaton of·lsraeli public confidence after the wave of
suicide bombings. It was a brilliant move (even though to some extent it was opulling on the usu.al levers)
and you shouldn't feel shy about bragging about it.·
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Summit had three objectives: Express support for MEPP, Affirm deter-mination to promote peace and
security, strongly condemn terror and encourage all countries to do so. Participants decided, inter alia, to
·"develop effective and practical 'means of.. cooperatiori and. further assistance"; "promote coordination of
efforts to stop acts of terror"; "ensuring instigators are brought to justice"; "supporting efforts to prevent
territories from being used for terrorist purposes"; "preventing terrorist recruitment, supplying of arms, or
fundraising."
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The next step .was to be a "working group, open to all Summit participants, to prepare recommendations ·on
how best to implement the decisions contained in the statement." This is what led to the washington
conference for "Sharm Follow-up" on March 28-29 in washir~gton.
0. When was the washington meeting
See above
0. What specific things to w_e and ls;ael advocate .'re treaties, border
of technology?
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fund raising, info sharing, role
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.This is basically the MOU question, but as backround, let's say that the U.S. and Israeli perspectives on
these things have long been the same. we each t(lke extradition treaties seriously and we are now in the
process of honoring the bilateral treaty by extraditing Abu Marzooq, whom the Israelis have persuaded us is
a Hamas bad guy. We each would want to have working extradition trweaties with as many countries as
possible, on the "you can run, but you can't hide" principle~ Israel wason to fundraising as an issue before
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�we were; although we had long focussed on Irish money links. Nevertheless, we started watching Hamas
and other organizational fundraising activities a while a·go, and, to Israel's comfort, the President signed an
EO in Jan 95 which criminalized this sort of activityhby organizations thatr threaten the MEPP. It was at
the administration's insistence that a broader provision was included in the anti 'terrorism bill the President
signed today. So we all agree that fundraising is rotten and has to stop. Info sharing is important between
countries with the sa,me objectives who are capable of keeping secrets and making good operational use of
the information. It is therefore an important component .of the US-Israeli CT effort ·and something we
advocate be taken up by other likeminded countries. as for the role of technology, well, you're talking
about a couple of technology-obsessed countries. Notice that our entire response to the bus bombings
consisted of procurement of hi tech diagnostic instrumentation. The answer on this one is that we both
think technology is danged important and will ·keep developing new stuff to try to stay ahead of the
offense.
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0. When where do we expect to follow up to DC?
I honestly don't know. But as I said, our formal (and private) position is that there needs to be a follow-up
and it will therefore happen, somewhere, sometime.
0. What is in the MOU with ·Israel?
The drafts are still secret, but the gist is we'll cooperate and share expertise on trainng, crisis management,
investigative matters, prosecutorial issues, extradition, r$d, CT policy, and building the CT capabilities of
friendly neighbors. The document itself essentially lists areas of cooperation and creates a committee to
follw through. There really isn't anything else there.
0. Specifics about the PA help program?
Sandy cannot speak publicly about this program. (I can explain in a classified e-mail).
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THE WHITE HOUSEOf
For Inunediate
ce·.of the Press Secretary
ease
. _Apr i 1 2 4 , 19 9 6
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I have today'signed into law S. ,735, th€r "Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. "_ This :legislation is an
important s:tep forward in the Federal Government's continuing
effor-ts to combat terrorism. ·
I ·first tran~mitted ant~terro sm legislation tb the
, Congress in February 1995. Most of the proposals in that
egislation, the "Omnibus Count
errorism- Act of 1995, '1 . were
aimed at
ghting international ~eirorism. After the tragedy in
Oklahoma City, I asked Fedet~l law enforcement agencies to
reassess their ne~ds an~.determine' whith tools would help them
meet the new challenge of dom~stic t~rrorism~
~he~ produced~ and
I transmitted to the Congress, the "Antiterrorism Amendments Act
of ·1995n in May 1995.
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Together, these two proposals took a comprehensive
to fighting terrorism b6th at home and abto~d.
J am
~leased that the' Congress included most .of the provisions of
these prop9s s in this legislation. As a result, our law
enforceme~t officials will have tobgh new tools to ~top
terrorists before they ·strike and to bri~g them to justice if
they ~o.
In particular, this legislation will:·
appro~ch
provide broad new Federal jurisdiction to
prosecute anyone who_ conuni ts a terrorist at-tack- inthe United States or who uses theUnited States as
a planning ~round for attacks overseas;
ban fun~raising in the Q~ited States that supports
terrorist organizations;
u.s. of ials to deport-ter~orists from
can soil without 'being compell
by' the
rrorists
divulge. classified information, and
to bar terr9rists from entering the United States
in the
st place;
allow
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require plastic explosives to contiin chemi
markers
that
iminals who use them -- like the·
ones that ·blew up Pan Am Flight 103
can be
. tracked down _and prosecuted!
eriable the Goverriment to issue regul ions
requiring that chemical taggants be added to some
other types of explosives so that police can
better trace bombs to the criminals who make,.them;.
increase our· controls over biological and chemical
weapons;
t6ughen
crimes;
pen~lties ~ver
a range of terrorist
b~n the sale of defense goads and services to
countries that I determine are not "cooperating
fully" with U.S. antiterrorism efforts. Such a
determination will require a ·review of a country's
overall level of coope
ion in our effo s to
fight tertorism, taking into accbunt our
counterterrorism obj
ives with that country and
a realistic assessment of its capabilities.
By enacting this legis! ion,
United States
remains
the forefront of the international effort
to fight terrorism·through tougher laws and resolute
enforcement.
Nevertheless, as strong
this bill is, it should
have been stronger.
For example, I asked the Congress.
to give U.S. law enforcement increased wiretap
authority in terrorism cases, including the power to
seek multi-point wiretaps, enabling police to follow a
suspected terr6rist from phone to phone, and authority
r the kind of emergency wiretaps available
organiz
crime c~Ses. But the Congress re
ed ..
er r proposed that the Se
tary of the
Treasury consider the inclusion of taggants.in
explosive materials, so that bombs can be traced more
easily to the bomb makers, the Congress exemptep black
and smoke ss powder -- two of the most commonly used
substances in improvised explosive devices..
I asked
law enforcem~nt be given increased
acce
to hotel, phone and other records in terrorism
cases.
I asked foi a mandatory penalty for those who
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knowingly transfe,r .a firearm for use in a violent
. felony. · . I asked for a longer statute of limitations
.to allow law enforcement more time to prosecute
terrorists who use ~eapons su~h as machine guns, _
·sawed-off shotguns, and explosive devices. But the
Congress stripped each of these provisions out of the
bill. And when I asked for a ban on cop-killer
bullets, the. Congress
i vered only a study, which
will
lay real action
protect our Nation's police
of cers.
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I intend to keep urging the Congress to give our
law enforcement.officials all ihe tools they need and
deserve tb carry on the fight against international .
~nd domestic terrorism.
This is no time to give the
crimi~als a break.
aie three
portions -of
s bill that
comment.
First, I have long sought to
Federal appeals for convicted criminals
sent
to the death penalty.
Fcir· too long, .and in
too many cases, endless death row appe s have s.tood
in the way bf justice
ing served. Some have
expressed the concern that two provisions of this
important bill could be interpreted in, a manner that
would undercut meaningftil Fedeial habeas corpus
review.
I have s~gned
s bill because I am
confident that.the Federal co'urts will interpret thes.e
prcivis
to preserv~ independent
ew-of Federal
legal
aims and the bedrock.constitutional principle
of an independent judi ary.
·Section 104(3) provides that a Federal distiict
cpurt may not issue a writ of habeas corpus with
respect to any claim adjudicated on the
ts in ·
State court unless the
sian reached was contrary
to, or involved an unreasonable application of,
clearly established Fede
law, as determined by the
Supreme Court. ·Some have suggest'ed that
s
prbyision will limit the authority of the Federal
courts
bring .their owh in~~pendent.judgm~nt to bear
on questions of .law and mixed questions of 'law and
fact that come before them on habeas corp~s ..
In the great 1803 case. of Marbuiy v. Madison
Chief
tice John Marshall explained
Supreme
Court.
"[i]t is emphat
lly the province arid duty
of the judicial department, to say wh<?-t the law is."
Section 104(3) would be subject tQ serious
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.constitutional ~hallenge if ~t were ie~d to ~reclude
the_Federal courts from making ari iqdependent
determination a:Qout "what
law is".
cases within
their jurisdiction. I expect that the courts,.
following their usual.practice of construing ambiguous
statutes to avoid
it~tional pro~lems, will.
read section 104 to ,permit,independent Federal coqrt
review o~ ~onstitutibnal claim~. based on the Supreme.
Court's interpretation of the Constitution and Federal
· . laws·.
Section 104·(4) limits evidentiary hearings
Federal habeas corpus cases when "the applicant has
led' to. develop the factual basis of ~ claim in
State. court proceedings." If this provision wer,e read
to deny
tigants 'a meanin~ful opportunity to.prdve
the
s ne~es~ary
vindicate
r~l rights, it
would raise s
constitutional que'stions. · I do
read it that way~ .The· provision appl_ s to
situations
which rithe applicant has
iled to
develop
factual basis" bf his or
claim.
Therefore, section 104 ( 4 ). is 'not
ggered when some
factor that is not
irly attribUtable to the
~pplicant prevent
eVidence from ~eing developed 1n
S
court.
Preserving the Federal coti'rts' authority to
evi.dence and decide questions of law has impli
ions ..
that .go far beyond the issue of prisoners' right's.
Our constitutional ideal o.f a limited government that
~us~respect
dual freedom has been.~ practital
reality because independent Federal courts have the
'power "
say what
law is" and
appiy the law to
the cases before them .. I hav~signed this bill·qn the
understanding that the courts can and will interpret
. provis
of section 104 in acc·ordance with
this ideal.
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This )?ill also makes a.number of major{
ill advis.~d changes in our· immigration laws
nothing to do wit"h fighting terr,arism. These.
provisions eliminate mdst remedial reiief fo~
long-term 1
1 residents and· restrict a key
protection for battered spouses and
dren~
The
provisions. will. produce ·extraordinary administrative
_burdens on the Immigration ·and Naturalization'S
ce:
The Administration will urge
Congress to corre.ct
them in the pending iinmi
reform· le~islation.
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I also regret that the Congres~ included in this
legisl ion a ~ommission to study Fede
.law
~nforcement that was inspired by speci
inte~ests who
are no friends of qur Nation's law ·enforcement
officers. The Congress has respons
lity
oversee
the operation of Fede
law enforcement;
ced~ this.
power to an unelect
·and unaccountable commission· is
a mistake. Our Nation's resources would be better
spent. supporting the men and women
law enforcement,
· not creating a commission that will only get in their
way.
I hope that there will be an opportunity to
revisit these and other issues, as well as some of
other proposals this Administration has made, but upon
which the Congress refused to act.
This legislation is a real step in the right
direct
Although it does not contain everything we
need to combat terrorism, it provides valuable tools
for stopping and punishing terrorist~.
It stands as a
tribute ·to the victims of terrorism and to the men and
women in law enfo~cement who dedicate their lives to
protecting
1 of us· from the scourge of terrorist
activi
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
· THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 24, 1996.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
STATEMENT ON.THE SIGNING OF THE
COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION
·. ACCORD WITH ISRAEL
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THE WHITE HOUSE
· APRIL 30, 1996
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Prime Minister Peres; members of the Israeli·and
American delegations:
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For. the past three years, Israel and the United States ·
· hav·e worked hand in hand to· advan~e the Middle East
peace process. Today, with this U.S.~Israel CounterTerrorism Cooperation Accord, we strength.en our .·
partnership to stop the enemies of peace..
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people of Is rae~, let me say the United States stands by
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countries share the same ideals: freedom, tolerance,
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PRESIDENT Wil-LIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
STATEMENT ON THE SIGNING OF THE
COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION ACCORD WITH ISRAEL
THE WHITE HOUSE
APRil- 30, 1996
Prime Minister Peres; members of the Israeli and American delegations:
For the past three years, Israel and the United States have worked hand in hand to advance the
Middle East peace process. Today, with this U.S.-Israel Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
Accord, we strengthen our partnership to stop the enemies of peace.
With every new step along the path to peace, its enemies grow more and more desperate. They
know that a new day is dawning in the Middle East -- that the vast majority of its people want to
enjoy the blessings of a normal life. Their answer .,.~ more violence and terror... more bullets and
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bombs -- may seem senseless. But it is the product of cold calculation: by murdering innocent
people, they aim to kill the growing hope for peace itself ·
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to keep moving forward.
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the wake of a terrible string of suicide bombings. Now, we have agreed upon areas for greater
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assistance ... investigation, prosecution and extradition. In each one, we will look at very practical
ways in which we can better work together. I am very pleased to sign this accord. And I am also
pleased that the budget I signed just last week includes the $50 million I requested for our joint
anti-terrorism efforts, including today' s accord .
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countries share the same ideals: freedom, tolerance, democracy. We know that whenever those
ideals are under siege in one
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peace in the Middle East.
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THE WIDTE HOUSE
APRIL 30, 1996
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