Bill Text: IL SR1637 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Condemns the attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel on November 18, 2014.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1637 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1637-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, At 7 a.m. on the morning of November 18, 2014 a | ||||||
3 | deadly attack was carried out on those peacefully worshipping | ||||||
4 | at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The attack, which started at the height of morning | ||||||
6 | services, was the deadliest one on Israeli civilians in more | ||||||
7 | than 3 years and the worst in the city since 2008; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Three of the 4 worshippers killed in the attack | ||||||
9 | were dual citizens of Israel and the United States; the fifth | ||||||
10 | fatality was a police officer; 7 others were wounded in the | ||||||
11 | attack; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Those who lost their lives in the attack were | ||||||
13 | Zidan Saif, Kalman Levine, Aryeh Kupinsky, Moshe Twersky, and | ||||||
14 | Avraham Goldberg; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Many world leaders have rightfully spoken out in | ||||||
16 | condemnation of the attack; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we strongly condemn the | ||||||
19 | attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem on | ||||||
20 | November 18, 2014 and we stand in support of those who were |
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1 | killed and wounded in the attack and their families; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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3 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the families of those slain in the attack.
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