Bill Text: OH HCR16 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring the State of Israel on its Sixty-fifth

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 55-32)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-06-06 - To State Government Oversight & Reform [HCR16 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HCR16-Enrolled.html

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As Adopted by the House

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. C. R. No. 16

Representatives Beck, Adams, J. 

Cosponsors: Representatives Hottinger, Grossman, Duffey, Baker, Brenner, Pillich, Thompson, Stinziano, Hood, Derickson, Buchy, Green, Ruhl, Mallory, Hill, Strahorn, Stebelton, Brown, Adams, R., Rosenberger, Heard, Maag, Lundy, Boyce, Barnes, Dovilla, Gerberry, Perales, Cera, Clyde, Curtin, Amstutz, Anielski, Antonio, Barborak, Blair, Blessing, Boose, Budish, Burkley, Butler, Carney, Celebrezze, Conditt, Damschroder, DeVitis, Driehaus, Fedor, Hackett, Hagan, C., Hagan, R., Hall, Hayes, Henne, Huffman, Kunze, Landis, Letson, Lynch, McClain, McGregor, Milkovich, O'Brien, Pelanda, Phillips, Ramos, Reece, Retherford, Roegner, Rogers, Romanchuk, Scherer, Schuring, Sears, Slaby, Slesnick, Smith, Sprague, Stautberg, Sykes, Wachtmann, Williams, Winburn, Young Speaker Batchelder 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring the State of Israel on its Sixty-fifth

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Anniversary.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):

WHEREAS,  The members of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio	3
are pleased to congratulate the State of Israel on the Sixty-fifth	4
Anniversary of its independence; and	5

WHEREAS,  After World War I, Great Britain was tasked by the	6
League of Nations to govern the area of the Middle East known as	7
Mandatory Palestine, which was populated by Arabs, Muslims, and	8
Jews, but after World War II, the huge influx of Jewish refugees	9
fleeing the Holocaust led to strife in the region. Unable to	10
resolve disagreements between Arabs and Jews, Great Britain	11
announced plans to withdraw from Mandatory Palestine, and on May	12
14, 1948, the day before the termination of British rule, David	13
Ben-Gurion, the executive head of the World Zionist Organization	14
and president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared the	15
establishment of the State of Israel. The United States was one of	16
the first countries to recognize its independence; and	17

WHEREAS,  The people of Israel have established a	18
parliamentary democracy that incorporates the freedoms cherished	19
by the people of the United States, including freedom of speech,	20
freedom of religion, freedom of association, freedom of the press,	21
and government by the consent of the governed. Israel continues to	22
serve as a shining model of democratic values, and it has become a	23
world leader in such areas as economics, technology, health care,	24
energy, and humanitarianism. The Israeli government has worked	25
with the governments of neighboring Egypt and Jordan to establish	26
bilateral peaceful relations, and despite not being recognized by	27
other nearby countries, it continues to seek peace in the Middle	28
East; and	29

WHEREAS,  Israel maintains a strategic partnership with the	30
United States based on shared democratic values, friendship, and	31
respect. Because we, as Americans, appreciate and respect the	32
backgrounds of each of our nation's citizens, we are pleased to	33
join in the celebration of Israel's Independence Day, which on the	34
Jewish calendar, coincides with April 16, 2013; therefore be it	35

RESOLVED,  That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly	36
of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the State of Israel	37
on the Sixty-fifth Anniversary of its independence and extend best	38
wishes to its citizens on the celebration of this milestone; and	39
be it further	40

RESOLVED,  That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	41
transmit duly authenticated copies of this Resolution to the news	42
media of Ohio.	43