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Senate Resolution 176, Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. (May 24, 2017)
RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification
of Jerusalem.
Whereas June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Six
Day War and the reunification of the city of Jerusalem;
Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem
for 3 millennia;
Whereas Jerusalem is a holy city and the home for people of
the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths;
Whereas, for 3,000 years, Jerusalem has been Judaism’s
holiest city and the focal point of Jewish religious devotion;
Whereas, from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city,
and Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jews of all nationalities
were denied access to holy sites in eastern Jerusalem,
including the Old City, in which the Western
Wall is located;
Whereas, in 1967, Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during
the conflict known as the Six Day War;
Whereas, since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city, and
persons of all religious faiths have access to holy sites
within the city;
Whereas this year marks the 50th year that Jerusalem has
been administered as a united city in which the rights of
all faiths have been respected and protected;
Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104–45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states
that Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of
Israel in which the rights of every ethnic and religious
group are protected;
[...]
(6) reaffirms the Jerusalem Embassy Act of
1995 (Public Law 104–45) as United States law,
and calls upon the President and all United States
officials to abide by its provisions.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification
of Jerusalem.
Whereas June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Six
Day War and the reunification of the city of Jerusalem;
Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem
for 3 millennia;
Whereas Jerusalem is a holy city and the home for people of
the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths;
Whereas, for 3,000 years, Jerusalem has been Judaism’s
holiest city and the focal point of Jewish religious devotion;
Whereas, from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city,
and Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jews of all nationalities
were denied access to holy sites in eastern Jerusalem,
including the Old City, in which the Western
Wall is located;
Whereas, in 1967, Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during
the conflict known as the Six Day War;
Whereas, since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city, and
persons of all religious faiths have access to holy sites
within the city;
Whereas this year marks the 50th year that Jerusalem has
been administered as a united city in which the rights of
all faiths have been respected and protected;
Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104–45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states
that Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of
Israel in which the rights of every ethnic and religious
group are protected;
[...]
(6) reaffirms the Jerusalem Embassy Act of
1995 (Public Law 104–45) as United States law,
and calls upon the President and all United States
officials to abide by its provisions.
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