Bill Text: IL HR1001 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizes the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the country of Israel.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR1001 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR1001-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General
Assembly voted to partition British Mandatory Palestine into a
Jewish state and an Arab state, a decision welcomed by Jewish
leadership and rejected by the Arab world; and
WHEREAS, On May 14, 1948, the people of Israel proclaimed
the establishment of the sovereign and independent state of
Israel, and the United States government established full
diplomatic relations after Israel's first election in 1949; and
WHEREAS, The desire of the Jewish people to establish an
independent modern state of Israel is directly linked to the
existence of the historic kingdom of Israel established in the
land of Israel 3,000 years ago, with the city of Jerusalem as
its capital both then and now; and
WHEREAS, For over 2,000 years, Jews living in other parts
of the world maintained a profound spiritual and emotional
connection to the Land of Israel, where there has been a
continuous Jewish presence in the land comprising the modern
state of Israel; and
WHEREAS, The establishment of the modern state of Israel as
a homeland for the Jewish people followed the destruction of

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much of European Jewry during the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS, Since its establishment 70 years ago, the modern
State of Israel has rebuilt the nation, forged a new and
dynamic society, and created a thriving economic, political,
cultural, and intellectual life despite the heavy burdens of
war, terrorism, and unjustified diplomatic and economic
boycotts against the people of Israel; and
WHEREAS, The people of Israel, in the spirit of Israel's
Declaration of Independence, have established a vibrant,
pluralistic, democratic political system, which includes
freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of
religion, a vigorously free press, free, fair and open
elections, the rule of law, a fully independent judiciary, and
other democratic principles and practices; and
WHEREAS, Israel has developed some of the world's leading
universities; and
WHEREAS, Israel has developed an advanced, entrepreneurial
economy, is among the world's leaders of the high-tech
industry, and is at the forefront of research and development
in the fields of renewable energy sources and medicine; and
WHEREAS, Israel regularly sends humanitarian aid, search

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and rescue teams, mobile hospitals, and other emergency
supplies, to help victims of disasters around the world;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
recognize the 70th anniversary of Israel's establishment and
reaffirm the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the
United States, the State of Illinois, and Israel.