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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
By Pody
SJR0002
000493
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A RESOLUTION to express support for the Nation of Israel.
WHEREAS, Israel has long been, and remains, America's most reliable partner in the
Middle East, with both nations bound closely by historic and cultural ties as well as by mutual
interests; and
WHEREAS, the United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in
1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017; and
WHEREAS, the United States participates in a high number of exchanges with Israel, to
include joint military exercises, military research, and weapons development, and through the
Joint Counterterrorism Group and a semiannual Strategic Dialogue, the United States and Israel
have enhanced their cooperation in fighting terrorism; and
WHEREAS, at this time of continued uncertainty in the world, Tennessee again desires
to reaffirm its friendship with the Nation of Israel by expressing its unequivocal support for the
Nation of Israel; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby honor and commend the Nation of Israel
and extend Tennessee's friendship and esteem as we remain steadfast in our support of the
Nation of Israel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an enrolled copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., for transmission to the proper authorities in the Nation
of Israel.
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