,,iii ,cal5d> ,no4 #cjc #aac? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4 #ccc  ,,9   
,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates     
,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4 ,toomey 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1   
,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,rubio1    
,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,box]1  
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 
,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,wick]1  
,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,murphy1  
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 & ,mr4       
,blunt7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,febru>y #d1 #bjad,report$  
by ,mr4 ,m55dez1 )\t am5dm5t            
,,resolution  ,/rongly recomm5d+ t !    
,unit$ ,/ates r5egotiate ! return ( !   
,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive to ,iraq4  ,:]eas1
 be=e ! mid-#bj? c5tury1 ,baghdad _h be5
 a c5t] ( ,jewi% life1 culture1 &       
s*ol>%ip1 dat+ back to #gba ,b4,c42     
,:]eas1 z rec5tly z #aidj1 ,jews made up
 #be p]c5t ( ,baghdad's population2     
,:]eas1 9 ! #aicjs & #aidjs1 "u !       
lead]%ip ( ,ra%e$ ,ali1 anti-,jewi%     

discrim9ation increas$ dra/ically1      
includ+ ! ,june #a-b1 #aida1 ,f>hud     
pogrom1 9 :i* ne>ly #ahj ,jews 7 kill$2 
,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 ,zionism 0 add$ to !   
,iraqi crim9al code z puni%able by dea?2
 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t #aiej-aiec1 ,jews 7    
all[$ to leave ,iraq "u ! condition t !y
 r5\nce _! citiz5%ip2 ,:]eas1 z result (
 pa/ p]secution1 few ,jews rema9 9 ,iraq
 today1 & _m left _! possessions &      
treasur$ artifacts beh9d2 ,:]eas !      
,ba'a? regime confiscat$ ^! artifacts1  
lat] dubb$ ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 f   
synagogues & communal organizations2    
,:]eas1 on ,may #f1 #bjjc1 memb]s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces discov]$ !    
,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 :i* includ$      
#b1gjj books & t5s ( ?\s&s ( docum5ts1 9
 ! heavily damag$ & flood$ basem5t ( !  
,mukhab>at 7secret police7 headqu>t]s2  
,:]eas1 "u great urg5cy & be=e adequate 
"t c\ld be d$icat$ to rese>*+ ! hi/ory (
 ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 an agreem5t 0 
sign$ betwe5 ! ,national ,ar*ives &     
,records ,adm9i/ration & ! ,coalition   

,provisional ,au?ority on ,augu/ #bj1   
#bjjc1 /at+ t ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive   
w\ld be s5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates =        
re/oration & !n w\ld be s5t back to     
,iraq aft] completion2 ,:]eas1 ! ,iraqi 
,jewi% community is ! con/itu5cy ( !    
,ar*ive & is n[ repres5t$ by ! diaspora 
outside ,iraq2 ,:]eas1 ! curr5t         
,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq has publicly ackn[l$g$
 ! importance ( ! ,ar*ive & demon/rat$ a
 %>$ respect = ! wi%es ( ! ,iraqi ,jewi%
 diaspora by att5d+ ! ,decemb] #bjac    
burial ( sev]al ,torah fragm5ts f !     
,ar*ive 9 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas ,unit$     
,/ates taxpay]s h inve/$ #c1jjj1jjj to  
re/ore ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 & !     
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration has work$ dilig5tly to    
pres]ve ! artifacts2 ,:]eas ! ,national 
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration is    
display+ ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive 9      
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 f ,octob] #aa1 #bjac1 to
 ,janu>y #e1 #bjad1 & 9 ,new ,york ,city
 f ,febru>y #d1 #bjad1 to ,may #ah1     
#bjad2 & ,:]eas ! ,iraqi ,embassy to !  

,unit$ ,/ates has said t ! ,iraqi ,jewi%
 community1 l o!r communities 9 ,iraq1  
play$ a key role 9 build+ ! c\ntry1 %>$ 
9 its prosp]ity1 & also suff]$ exile &  
=c$ dep>ture because ( tyranny3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly  
urges ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to r5egotiate 
) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq ! provisions ( !  
orig9al agreem5t t 0 sign$ betwe5 !     
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration & ! ,coalition            
,provisional ,au?ority 9 ord] to ensure 
t ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive be kept 9 a   
place :]e its long-t]m pres]vation & c>e
 c be gu>ante$2  7#b7 recognizes t !    
,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive %\ld be h\s$ 9 a  
location t is accessible to s*ol>s & to 
,iraqi ,jews & _! desc5dants :o h a     
p]sonal int]e/ 9 x2  7#c7 recognizes t !
 agreem5t betwe5 ! ,national ,ar*ives & 
,records ,adm9i/ration & ! ,coalition   
,provisional ,au?ority 0 sign$ be=e kn[+
 ! complete hi/ory ( ! ,iraqi ,jewi%    
,ar*ive2  7#d7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 commitm5t to cultural prop]ty "u       

int]national law2 &  7#e7 reaffirms !   
,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to ensur+ ju/ice
 = victims ( e?nic & religi\s           
p]secution4  ,febru>y #d1 #bjad,report$ 
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