PRINTER'S NO. 757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
136
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, LEACH, DINNIMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL,
SANTARSIERO, FONTANA, ARGALL, BROWNE, FARNESE, VOGEL AND
K. WARD, MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 14, 2019, as "Israel Independence Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The land of Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish
people and, despite Jewish exile, the land remains the place
where their religious, spiritual and national identity was
formed; and
WHEREAS, The proclamation in 1897 by the First Zionist
Congress of the right of the Jewish people to national revival
in their own country was endorsed in 1917 by the Balfour
Declaration and reaffirmed in 1920 by the Mandate for Palestine
of the League of Nations; and
WHEREAS, The atrocities of Nazi persecution and the murder of
millions of Jews in Europe reestablished and refocused calls and
support for an independent Jewish state during and after World
War II; and
WHEREAS, The National Council representing the Jewish people
in Palestine and officials of the Zionist movement of the world
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met and issued a Declaration of Israel's Independence on May 14,
1948; and
WHEREAS, On the same day, the President of the United States,
Harry S. Truman, recognized the provisional Jewish government as
de facto authority of the Jewish state; and
WHEREAS, This date is celebrated in Israel as Independence
Day, a national holiday with celebrations and observations to
commemorate this momentous occasion in establishing the State of
Israel; and
WHEREAS, In a relatively brief time, Israel has emerged as a
successful, strong democracy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 14, 2019, as "Israel
Independence Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That all residents of this Commonwealth recognize
the strong and continuing commitment of the Israeli people to
their homeland and independence.
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