Florida Senate - 2018 (NP) SR 1054
By Senator Campbell
38-01640-18 20181054__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the
3 founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming
4 the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between
5 the State of Florida and Israel.
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7 WHEREAS, on November 29, 1947, the United Nations General
8 Assembly voted to partition the British Mandate for Palestine
9 and create a Jewish state, and
10 WHEREAS, on May 14, 1948, the people of Israel proclaimed
11 the establishment of the sovereign and independent State of
12 Israel, and the United States Government established full
13 diplomatic relations with Israel, and
14 WHEREAS, the desire of the Jewish people to establish an
15 independent modern State of Israel is an outgrowth of the
16 historic kingdom of Israel established in the land of Israel
17 3,000 years ago, with the city of Jerusalem as its capital, and
18 WHEREAS, for more than 2,000 years, there has been a
19 continuous Jewish presence and residence in the lands comprising
20 the modern State of Israel, and
21 WHEREAS, the establishment of the modern State of Israel as
22 a homeland for the Jewish people followed World War II and the
23 slaughter of more than 6 million European Jews during the
24 Holocaust, and
25 WHEREAS, since its establishment 70 years ago, the modern
26 State of Israel has rebuilt a nation, forged a new and dynamic
27 democratic society, and created a thriving economic, political,
28 cultural, and intellectual life despite the heavy costs of war,
29 terrorism, and unjustified diplomatic and economic boycotts
30 against the people of Israel, and
31 WHEREAS, Israel has developed an advanced, entrepreneurial
32 economy, is among the world’s leaders in the high-tech industry,
33 and is at the forefront of research and development in the field
34 of renewable energy sources, and
35 WHEREAS, Israel regularly sends humanitarian aid, search
36 and-rescue teams, mobile hospitals, and other emergency supplies
37 to help victims of disasters around the world and has absorbed
38 millions of Jews from other countries and fully integrated these
39 immigrants into Israeli society, and
40 WHEREAS, for 7 decades, the United States and Israel have
41 maintained a special relationship based on shared democratic
42 values, common strategic interests, and moral bonds of
43 friendship and mutual respect, NOW, THEREFORE,
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45 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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47 That the members of the Senate recognize the independence
48 of the State of Israel as a significant event in providing
49 refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people and in
50 establishing a democracy in the Middle East; commend the
51 bipartisan commitment of successive United States
52 administrations and United States Congresses since 1948 to stand
53 by Israel and work for its security and well-being; assert their
54 commitment to continue to stand with Israel during times of
55 uncertainty; express support for Israel’s right to exist as a
56 democratic, Jewish State, to defend itself, and to protect the
57 lives and safety of the Israeli people; congratulate the United
58 States and Israel for the strengthening of bilateral relations
59 during the past decade in the fields of defense, diplomacy, and
60 homeland security and encourage both nations to continue their
61 cooperation in resolving future mutual challenges; reaffirm
62 their unequivocal, enduring, and bipartisan support for the
63 alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel;
64 and extend warm congratulations and best wishes to the people of
65 Israel as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of
66 the modern State of Israel.