HR0309 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Holocaust of World War II that resulted in the mass murder of approximately 6 million Jews in Europe has been documented and verified by legitimate historians and the Allied Forces that liberated the survivors; and

WHEREAS, Inflammatory remarks made about the Holocaust and Jewish people do a great disservice to our shared goals of tolerance, respect, and worldwide peace; and

WHEREAS, In October 2005, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a speech at a conference in Tehran entitled "World Without Zionism" where he declared that "Israel must be wiped off the map"; and

WHEREAS, In December 2005, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a "myth" and suggested that Israel be moved to Europe, Canada, or the United States; and

WHEREAS, On December 12, 2006, the Iranian government organized a two-day gathering called the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, to which Holocaust deniers were invited and asked to speak, leading to a United Nations resolution condemning Iran; and

WHEREAS, On February 28, 2007, Ahmadinejad said to a meeting of Sudanese Islamic scholars in Khartoum that "the Zionists are the true manifestation of Satan"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the people of the State of Illinois condemn the hateful and incendiary comments made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.