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 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 77 and until the PLO recognizes Israel's right to exist, accepts United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, and renounces the use of terrorism"; (3) the Department of State statement of November 26, 1988, found that "the United States Government has convincing evidence that PLO elements have engeiged in terrorism against Americans and others" and that "Mr. [Yasser] Arafat, Chairman of the PLO, knows of, condones, and lends support to such acts; he therefore is an accessory to such terrorism"; (4) Secretary of State Shultz declared on December 14, 1988, that "the [PLO] today issued a statement in which it accepted United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, recognized Israel's right to exist in peace and security, and renounced terrorism. As a result, the United States is prepared for a substantive dialogue with PLO representatives"; (5) President Ronald Reagan, subsequent to the decision to open a United States-PLO dieilogue, stated that the PLO "must demonstrate that its renunciation of terrorism is pervasive and permanent" and if the PLO reneges on its commitments, the United States "will certainly break off communications"; (6) since the United States agreed to enter into a dialogue with the PLO, there have been several attempted incursions into Israel by the following PLO-affiliated groups: the Popular Struggle Front, the Palestine Liberation Front, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Islamic Jihad group; (7) Yasser Arafat has not renounced any of these incidents, that he has threatened "ten bullets in the chest" to those Palestinians who advocate a cessation of the unrest, and that his principal deputy, Abu lyad, as well as other senior Al-Fatah figures, have been quoted as saying that the PLO recognition of Israel and renunciation of terrorism is merely tactical and that a Palestinian state is but the first step in the "liberation of Palestine"; and (8) that the United States should regularly evaluate the PLCs compliance with the commitments made by Yasser Arafat on behalf of the PLO in Geneva on December 14, 1988. SEC. 803. POLICY. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Congress reiterates long-standing United States policy that any dialogue with the PLO be contingent upon the PLCs recognition of Israel's right to exist, its acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, and its abstention from and renunciation of all acts of terrorism. 0)) POLICY TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF PLO COMMITMENTS. — It is the sense of the Congress that the United States, in any discussions with the PLO, should seek— (1) the prevention of terrorism and other violent activity by the PLO or any of its factions; and (2) the implementation of concrete steps by the PLO consistent with its commitments to recognize Israel and renounce terrorism, including concrete actions that will further the peace process such as— (A) disbanding units which have been involved in terrorism; (B) publicly condemning all acts of terrorism; Yasser Arafat. George Shultz. Ronald Reagan. Abu lyad.

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