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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0330 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001844 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 15 | 15 | | URGING ALL RHODE ISLANDERS TO JOIN TOGETHER IN STRONGLY CONDEMNING |
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| 16 | 16 | | ANY AND ALL FORMS OF ANTISEMITISM |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators Lauria, Miller, Kallman, Bell, Valverde, Lawson, Ujifusa, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Murray, Euer, and Britto |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 16, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: Senate Judiciary |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Antisemitism is a virulent and disgraceful form of hate and persecution that 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | continues to assault our humanity; and 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In recent years, our state and our country has been plagued with a clear and 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | troubling pattern of increased aggression and cruelty against Jewish persons; and 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In 2021, the United States endured 2,717 antisemitic attacks, the highest 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | incidence of assault, harassment and vandalism against Jewish persons in more than forty years; 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In November of 2022, Rhode Island suffered an escalation in these vicious 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | attacks with the systematic distribution of hundreds of leaflets containing antisemitic propaganda 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | throughout neighborhoods in Providence, Warwick and North Providence; and 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, These malevolent acts are an affront to our State's Jewish community and to 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | all Rhode Island citizens; and 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Antisemitism in any form breeds violence and it is essential that police, 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | businesses, individuals and law makers at all levels step forward to call out, report, and play an 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | essential role in denouncing and counteracting the resurgence of any and all antisemitism in our 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | State; and 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, As individuals, as a state, and as a nation, Americans of all races, creeds and 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | colors must unite against the vile antisemitism, bigotry, and the rage that continues to plague our 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | world; now, therefore be it 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | LC001844 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby comprehensively and 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | completely denounces bigotry, prejudice, and antisemitism. We moreover condemn the 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | ideologies of all hate groups who systematically judge, minimize, persecute, or obstruct 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | individuals based on religion, skin color, or gender; and be it further 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That this Senate urges all Rhode Islanders and all Americans to unite 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | against those who espouse all forms of hatred, discrimination, and violence, and to stand with our 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Jewish community, friends, and neighbors "so no one stands alone"; and be it further 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. 9 |
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| 55 | 55 | | LC001844 |
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