Full Text of HJR0092 95th General Assembly
HJ0092 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In May of 1948, with recognition by the United | 3 |
| Nations of the need for a Jewish homeland, the State of Israel | 4 |
| was established as a sovereign and independent nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The new State of Israel was established in the | 6 |
| ancient homeland of the Jewish people, the culmination of | 7 |
| decades of efforts by the modern Zionist movement to resettle | 8 |
| and reinvigorate the land; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States was one of the first nations to | 10 |
| recognize Israel, only 11 minutes after its creation; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Israel provided a refuge to Jews who | 12 |
| survived the horrors of the Holocaust and the evil acts | 13 |
| committed by the Nazis; and
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| WHEREAS, Israel has provided the opportunity for Jews from | 15 |
| all over the world, including immigrants from Ethiopia, the | 16 |
| former Soviet Union, and from the Arab lands to make new lives | 17 |
| in their ancient homeland; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Israel, home to religious sites sacred to Judaism, | 19 |
| Christianity, and Islam, is committed to the protection of | 20 |
| these sites and to freedom of worship; and
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| WHEREAS, The people of Israel have established a | 2 |
| pluralistic democracy which protects the freedoms cherished by | 3 |
| the people of the State of Illinois, including freedom of | 4 |
| speech, freedom of religion, freedom of association, freedom of | 5 |
| the press, an independent judiciary, and government by the | 6 |
| consent of its citizens; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Israel continues, in a region generally bereft of | 8 |
| such practices, to serve as a shining model of democratic | 9 |
| values maintaining gender equality, freedom of sexual | 10 |
| orientation, and equal rights for all citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, Israel has a thriving culture and has made | 12 |
| significant global contributions in the fields of science, | 13 |
| medicine, and technology; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and the State of Israel have | 15 |
| developed mutually beneficial economic, cultural, educational, | 16 |
| trade, and scientific partnerships; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 19 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize the anniversary of | 20 |
| the establishment of the State of Israel as a significant event | 21 |
| in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish |
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| people; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we commend the bipartisan commitment of all | 3 |
| United States presidential administrations and United States | 4 |
| Congresses since the establishment of the State of Israel in | 5 |
| 1948 to stand by Israel and work for its security and | 6 |
| well-being; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That we extend our warmest congratulations and | 8 |
| best wishes to the people of Israel as they celebrate the 60th | 9 |
| anniversary of their nation's independence.
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