#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #ib  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas the ,jewish      
people have had a homeland in modern-day
 ,israel for more than #c1jjj years2    
,whereas on ,november #b1 #aiag1 ,united
 ,kingdom ,foreign ,secretary ,lord     
,arthur ,balfour wrote to ,lord ,walter 
,rothschild1 to be declared to the      
,zionist ,federation1 a letter          
declaring1 on behalf of the ,government 
of the ,united ,kingdom1 support for a  
home for the ,jewish people in the      
former ,ottoman district of ,palestine2 
,whereas this letter1 known as the      
,balfour ,declaration1 was ratified by  
the ,league of ,nations on ,july #bd1   
#aibb2 ,whereas on ,september #ba1      
#aibb1 ,president ,warren ,g4 ,harding  
signed ,house ,joint ,resolution #cbb1  
after unanimous support from the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,senate1    
favoring the establishment1 in the      
former ,ottoman district of ,palestine1 
of a national home for the ,jewish      

people2 ,whereas the ,balfour           
,declaration clearly recognized and     
sought to uphold the civil and religious
 rights of the existing non-,jewish     
communities in ,palestine1 as well as   
the rights and political status enjoyed 
by ,jews in any other country2 ,whereas 
the ,balfour ,declaration was a         
significant part of the chain of events 
that led to the establishment of the    
modern ,state of ,israel on ,may #ad1   
#aidh2 ,whereas since ,israel's         
founding1 it has been a strong and      
steadfast ally to the ,united ,states1  
and the relationship is built on a      
mutual commitment to shared values2     
,whereas ,israel serves as a beacon for 
democracy by holding free and           
transparent elections and promoting the 
free exchange of ideas2 ,whereas in     
,april #aiih1 the ,united ,states       
designated ,israel as a ,major          
,non-,,nato ally and in #bjad was       
elevated to the status of a ,major      
,strategic ,partner2 and ,whereas the   

#ajjth ,anniversary of the ,balfour     
,declaration offers an opportunity for  
recommitment to strengthening the       
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,israel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that ,congress-- 7#a7 affirms its      
commitment to maintaining the strongest 
of bilateral ties with the ,state of    
,israel2  7#b7 recognizes the importance
 of the establishment of the modern     
,state of ,israel as a secure and       
democratic homeland for the ,jewish     
people that upholds full and equal      
rights for all of its citizens2 and     
7#c7 supports efforts to continue to    
increase economic1 security and cultural
 ties between the ,united ,states and   
,israel4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,november #ae1         
#bjag4;,clerk4