PRINTER'S NO. 1683
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
327
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, LEACH, SABATINA,
GREENLEAF, FONTANA, ARGALL, BROWNE AND MENSCH, APRIL 11, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 11, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 68th anniversary of the birth of the State of
Israel.
WHEREAS, The land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish
people, and, despite Jewish exile, the land has remained the
place where their religious, spiritual and national identity
were formed; and
WHEREAS, In 1897, the First Zionist Congress proclaimed the
right of the Jewish people to national revival in their own
country, a right acknowledged in 1917 by the Balfour Declaration
and later reaffirmed by the League of Nations; and
WHEREAS, The atrocities of the Nazi Holocaust and the death
of millions of Jews in Europe reestablished and refocused the
need for an independent Jewish state; and
WHEREAS, In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted
a resolution calling for the establishment of an independent
Jewish state; and
WHEREAS, A declaration of Israel's independence was issued on
May 14, 1948; and
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
WHEREAS, In a relatively brief time and despite difficult
challenges in the issues of peace and security, Israel has
emerged from a fledgling state to one with a successful
democracy, a strong economy and a powerful military; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate commemorate the 68th anniversary of
the birth of the State of Israel.
20160SR0327PN1683 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7