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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, At 7 a.m. on the morning of November 18, 2014 a 
3deadly attack was carried out on those peacefully worshipping 
4at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The attack, which started at the height of morning 
6services, was the deadliest one on Israeli civilians in more 
7than 3 years and the worst in the city since 2008; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Three of the 4 worshippers killed in the attack 
9were dual citizens of Israel and the United States; the fifth 
10fatality was a police officer; 7 others were wounded in the 
11attack; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Those who lost their lives in the attack were 
13Zidan Saif, Kalman Levine, Aryeh Kupinsky, Moshe Twersky, and 
14Avraham Goldberg; and
  
 

  
15    WHEREAS, Many world leaders have rightfully spoken out in 
16condemnation of the attack; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we strongly condemn the 
19attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem on 
20November 18, 2014 and we stand in support of those who were 
 
 
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1killed and wounded in the attack and their families; and be it 
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3    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
4presented to the families of those slain in the attack.