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2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 107
BY SENATOR ROBERT MILLS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends and congratulates the modern state of Israel on the
occasion of the 74
th
anniversary of its establishment.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate the modern state of Israel on the occasion of the
3 seventy-fourth anniversary of its establishment, to recognize the contributions of
4 Israel to humankind, to express support for the people of Israel for their right to live
5 in freedom and to defend their land and their country, and to extend best wishes to
6 the state of Israel and to the Israeli people for a peaceful and prosperous future.
7 WHEREAS, Israel was historically granted her lands under and through the oldest
8 recorded deed, as found in the Holy Bible, which is a tome of Scripture revered by Jews and
9 Christians alike as presenting the acts and words of God; and
10 WHEREAS, the desire of the Jewish people to establish an independent modern state
11 of Israel is directly linked to the existence of the historic kingdom of Israel established in the
12 land of Israel more than three thousand years ago, with the city of Jerusalem as its capital
13 both then and now; and
14 WHEREAS, for more than two thousand years, Jews living in other parts of the
15 world maintained a profound spiritual and emotional connection to the land of Israel, and
16 there has been continuous Jewish presence in the land comprising the modern state of Israel;
17 and
18 WHEREAS, the internationally recognized legal basis for the establishment of the
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1 modern state of Israel was a binding resolution under international law that was unanimously
2 adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and subsequently affirmed by both houses of the
3 United States Congress; and
4 WHEREAS, this binding resolution affirmed the establishment of a national home
5 for the Jewish people in the historical region of the land of Israel, including the areas of
6 Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem; and
7 WHEREAS, on May 14, 1948, the people of Israel proclaimed the establishment of
8 the sovereign and independent state of Israel with the goal of reestablishing its God-given
9 and legally recognized land as a homeland for the Jewish people; and
10 WHEREAS, the establishment of the modern state of Israel as a homeland for the
11 Jewish people followed the destruction of much of the European Jewry during the
12 Holocaust; and
13 WHEREAS, the United States government established full diplomatic relations after
14 Israel's first election in 1949; and
15 WHEREAS, since its establishment seventy-four years ago, the modern state of
16 Israel has forged a new and dynamic society and created a thriving economic, political,
17 cultural, and intellectual life; and
18 WHEREAS, the people of Israel, in the spirit of Israel's Declaration of Independence,
19 have established a vibrant, pluralistic, democratic political system; and
20 WHEREAS, Israel has developed an advanced, entrepreneurial economy, is among
21 the world's leaders of the high-tech industry, and is at the forefront of research and
22 development in the fields of renewable energy sources and medicine; and
23 WHEREAS, Israel regularly sends humanitarian aid, search and rescue teams, mobile
24 hospitals, and other emergency supplies to help victims of disasters around the world; and
25 WHEREAS, Israel has taken in millions of Jews from countries throughout the world
26 and sought to fully integrate them into Israeli society; and
27 WHEREAS, Israel has long established peaceful bilateral relations with Egypt and
28 Jordan, and has more recently established peace with Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab
29 Emirates, and Sudan, and is working toward achieving a secure, peaceful relationship with
30 the Palestinian people, and is looking forward to normalizing relations with all other Arab
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1 neighbors in pursuit of enduring regional stability and prosperity; and
2 WHEREAS, for seven decades, the United States, the state of Louisiana, and Israel
3 have maintained a special relationship based on mutually shared democratic and moral
4 values, common strategic interests, and bonds of friendship and mutual respect; and
5 WHEREAS, the United States and the state of Louisiana continue to regard Israel as
6 a trusted ally and vital strategic partner in the Middle East; and
7 WHEREAS, the American people and the people of Louisiana feel a strong affinity
8 for the Israeli people based on common values and shared cultural heritage; and
9 WHEREAS, recently the Jewish communities from across the state of Louisiana have
10 joined together to create the first statewide Jewish coalition and the Louisiana Jewish
11 Coalition celebrates Israel's independence as the home of the Jewish people; and
12 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana again wishes to reaffirm its desire that the United
13 States of America remains a strong and unequivocal supporter of Israel and the right of Israel
14 to defend itself in its own country; and
15 WHEREAS, May 5, 2022, the fourth day of Iyar, 5782 of the Hebrew calendar,
16 marked the seventy-fourth anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel in the
17 ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
19 does hereby congratulate Israel on the occasion of the seventy-fourth anniversary of its
20 establishment, recognize the contributions of Israel to humankind, express support for the
21 people of Israel for their right to live in freedom and to defend their land and their country,
22 and extend its best wishes to the state of Israel and to the Israeli people for a peaceful and
23 prosperous future.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
25 to the Consul General of the State of Israel to the Southwest in Houston, Texas, and to the
26 Embassy of Israel to the United States in Washington, D.C., for transmission to the proper
27 authorities in the state of Israel.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SR 107 Original 2022 Regular Session Robert Mills
Commends and congratulates the modern state of Israel on the occasion of the 74th
anniversary of its establishment, recognizes the contributions of Israel to humankind,
expresses support for the people of Israel for their right to live in freedom and to defend their
land and their country, and extends best wishes to the state of Israel and to the Israeli people
for a peaceful and prosperous future.
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