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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 24
BY SENATOR CROWE
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate the State of Israel upon the occasion of the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the birth of the modern State of Israel, to recognize the contributions
of Israel to humankind, and to express support for the people of Israel for their right
to live in freedom and to defend their land and country.
WHEREAS, Israel was, originally historically granted her lands under and through
the oldest recorded deed, as recorded in the Old Testament, a tome of scripture held sacred
and revered by Jews and Christians alike as presenting the acts and words of God; and
WHEREAS, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob promised in Genesis 12:3 to bless
those that bless Israel, through the promise He made to Abraham, as follows: "And I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curseth thee: and in thee shall all the families
of the earth be blessed."; and
WHEREAS, the claim and presence of the Jewish people in Israel has remained
constant throughout more than 3,000 years of history; and
WHEREAS, even though from time to time the land of Israel has been a colony of
other nations, the only self-sustaining government which has operated on the land for the last
three thousand years has been the government of Israel; and
WHEREAS, Israel redeclared its independence and self-governance in 1948, with
the goal of reestablishing its God-given and legally recognized land as a homeland for the
Jewish people; and
WHEREAS, the United States, having been the first country to recognize Israel as
an independent nation and as Israel's principal ally, has enjoyed a close and mutually
beneficial relationship with Israel and her people; and SR NO. 24 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, the internationally recognized legal basis for the establishment of the
modern State of Israel was a binding resolution under international law, which was
unanimously adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and subsequently affirmed by both
houses of the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, this binding international resolution affirmed the establishment of a
national home for the Jewish people in the historical region of the land of Israel, including
the areas of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem; and
WHEREAS, Article 80 of the United Nations charter recognized the continued
validity of the rights granted to states or peoples which already existed under international
instruments, and therefore the 1922 League of Nations resolution remains valid, and the
Jews currently residing in the areas of Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem reside there
legitimately; and
WHEREAS, Israel is the greatest friend and ally of the United States in the Middle
East and the values of our two nations are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate one
from the other; and
WHEREAS, the modern state of Israel has contributed to the rest of the world
through significant and extraordinary developments in science, medicine, agriculture and
technology; and
WHEREAS, the State of Israel and the United States each continue to experience
terrorist attacks on innocent civilians, as well as our military personnel, as a result of suicide
missions and other forms of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, at this time of continued uncertainty in the world, Louisiana again
desires to reaffirm its desire that the United States of America remains a strong and
unequivocal supporter of the State of Israel and the right of Israel to defend itself in its own
country; and
WHEREAS, April 16, 2013, the 5th day of Iyar, 5773 of the Hebrew calendar, marks
the 65th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel in the ancestral homeland
of the Jewish people.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the State of Israel upon the sixty-fifth anniversary SR NO. 24 ENROLLED
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of the birth of the modern State of Israel, recognize the contributions of Israel to humankind,
and express support for the people of Israel for their right to live in freedom and to defend
their land and country.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to the Consul General of the State of Israel to the Southwest in Houston, Texas, and to the
Embassy of Israel to the United States in Washington, D.C., for transmission to the proper
authorities in the State of Israel.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE