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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Israel has been granted her lands under and through |
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the oldest recorded deed, as recorded in the Old Testament, a tome |
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of scripture held sacred and revered by Jews and Christians alike, |
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as presenting the acts and words of God; and |
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WHEREAS, The claim and presence of the Jewish people in |
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Israel has remained constant throughout the past 4,000 years of |
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history; and |
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WHEREAS, The legal basis for the establishment of the modern |
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State of Israel was a binding resolution under international law, |
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which was unanimously adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and |
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subsequently affirmed by both houses of the United States Congress; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This resolution affirmed the establishment of a |
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national home for the Jewish people in the historical region of the |
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Land of Israel, including the areas of Judea, Samaria, and |
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Jerusalem; and |
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WHEREAS, Article 80 of the United Nations charter recognized |
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the continued validity of the rights granted to states or peoples |
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that already existed under international instruments, and, |
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therefore, the 1922 League of Nations resolution remains valid, and |
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the 650,000 Jews currently residing in the areas of Judea, Samaria, |
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and eastern Jerusalem reside there legitimately; and |
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WHEREAS, Israel declared its independence and |
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self-governance on May 14, 1948, with the goal of reestablishing |
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its God-given and legally recognized lands as a homeland for the |
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Jewish people; and |
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WHEREAS, The United States, having been the first country to |
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recognize Israel as an independent nation and as Israel's principal |
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ally, has enjoyed a close and mutually beneficial relationship with |
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Israel and her people; and |
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WHEREAS, Israel is the greatest friend and ally of the United |
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States in the Middle East and the values of our two nations are so |
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intertwined that it is impossible to separate one from the other; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, There are those in the Middle East who have |
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continually sought to destroy Israel, from the time of its |
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inception as a state, and those same enemies of Israel also hate, |
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and seek to destroy, the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas and Israel have enjoyed cordial |
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and mutually beneficial relations since 1948, a friendship that |
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continues to strengthen with each passing year; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Israel for its cordial and mutually |
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beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State |
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of Texas and support Israel in its legal, historical, moral, and |
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God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon the |
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entirety of its own lands, recognizing that Israel is neither an |
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attacking force nor an occupier of the lands of others, and that |
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peace can be afforded the region only through a whole and united |
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Israel. |