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,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,radel 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 
,k+ ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,s*neid]7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution      
,recogniz+ ! #fe? anniv]s>y ( !         
indep5d5ce ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel4  ,:]eas1
 on ,may #ad1 #aidh1 ! ,/ate ( ,israel  
decl>$ its indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates 0 "o ( ! fir/ nations to         
recognize ,israel1 only #aa m9utes aft] 
its creation2 ,:]eas ,israel has provid$
 ! opportunity = ,jews f all ov] ! _w to
 ree/abli% _! anci5t homel&2 ,:]eas     
,israel is home to _m religi\s sites    
sacr$ to ,judaism1 ,*ri/ianity1 &       
,islam2 ,:]eas ,israel provid$ a refuge 
to ,jews :o surviv$ ! unprec$5t$ horrors
 ( ! ,holocau/2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,israel h  
e/abli%$ a plurali/ic democracy :i*     
includes ! fre$oms *]i%$ by ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ fre$om ( spee*1  

fre$om ( religion1 fre$om ( association1
 fre$om ( ! press1 & gov]nm5t by !      
cons5t ( ! gov]n$2 ,:]eas ,israel       
cont9ues to s]ve z a %9+ model (        
democratic values by regul>ly hold+ free
 & fair elections1 promot+ ! free       
ex*ange ( ideas1 & vigor\sly ex]cis+ 9  
its ,p>liam5t1 ! ,knesset1 a democratic 
gov]nm5t t is fully repres5tative ( its 
citiz5s2 ,:]eas ,israel has bravely     
def5d$ itself f t]rori/ & milit>y       
attacks repeat$ly s9ce indep5d5ce2      
,:]eas ! rocket attacks t h t>get$      
,israel 9 rec5t ye>s h caus$ casualties 
& h de/roy$ homes1 s*ools1 build+s1     
roads1 p[] l9es1 & o!r significant      
infra/ructure2 ,:]eas ,israel has sign$ 
l&m>k peace treaties & successfully     
e/abli%$ peaceful bilat]al relations )  
neighbor+ ,egypt & ,jordan2 ,:]eas x is 
imp]ative = all c\ntries 9 ! ,middle    
,ea/1 & = ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s 9 !     
,middle ,ea/1 t ^! peace treaties       
cont9ue to be recogniz$ & upheld by all 
involv$ p>ties2 ,:]eas despite ! viol5ce

 p]petrat$ aga9/ innoc5t ,israelis ov] !
 la/ sev]al ye>s at ! h&s ( t]rori/s1 ! 
p ( ,israel cont9ue to seek peace ) _!  
,pale/9ian neighbors2 ,:]eas ,iran1 :i* 
rejects ,israel's "r to exi/ z a nation1
 is a cont9u$ ?reat to bo? ,israel's & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates safety & security1 bo?   
?r\gh its support ( t]rori/ gr\ps l     
,hamas & ,hezbollah & ?r\gh its ongo+   
ef=ts to acquire nucle> weapons2 ,:]eas 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to ensur+ t 
,israel ma9ta9s its qualitative milit>y 
edge2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel  
enjoy a /rategic p>tn]%ip bas$ on %>$   
democratic values1 fri5d%ip1 respect1 & 
ju/ice2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %>e
 an aff9ity ) ! p ( ,israel & view      
,israel z a /rong & tru/$ ally2 ,:]eas  
,israel has turn$ b>r5 des]t into a     
?riv+ c\ntry t ranks among ! _w's lead]s
 9 economics1 te*nology1 heal? c>e1     
en]gy1 & humanit>ianism2 ,:]eas ,israel 
has made significant global             
contributions 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1      
m$ic9e1 & te*nology2 & ,:]eas ,israel's 

,indep5d5ce ,day on ! ,jewi% cal5d>     
co9cides ?is ye> ) ,april #af1 #bjac3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7  
recognizes ! indep5d5ce ( ! ,/ate (     
,israel z a significant ev5t 9 provid+  
refuge & a national homel& = ! ,jewi% p 
& 9 e/abli%+ a democracy 9 ! ,middle    
,ea/2  7#b7 comm5ds ! bip>tisan         
commitm5t ( successive ,unit$ ,/ates    
adm9i/rations & ,unit$ ,/ates           
,congresses s9ce #aidh to /& by ,israel 
& "w = its security & well-be+2  7#c7   
ass]ts its commitm5t to cont9ue to /& ) 
,israel dur+ times ( unc]ta9ty2  7#d7   
expresses support = ,israel's "r to exi/
 z a democratic1 ,jewi% ,/ate1 def5d    
itself1 & protect ! lives & safety ( !  
,israeli p2  7#e7 congratulates ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ,israel = ! /r5g!n+ ( bilat]al
 relations dur+ ! pa/ decade 9 ! fields 
( def5se1 diplomacy1 & homel& security1 
& enc\rages bo? nations to cont9ue _!   
coop]ation 9 resolv+ future mutual      
*all5ges2  7#f7 reaffirms its           
unequivocal1 endur+1 & bip>tisan support

 = ! alliance & fri5d%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ,israel2 &  7#g7 ext5ds w>m   
congratulations & be/ wi%es to ! p (    
,israel z !y celebrate ! #fe? anniv]s>y 
( ,israel's indep5d5ce4