,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ib  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ac1 #bjag,mr4 ,graves of     
,georgia 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris 
,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,russell1 and ,mr4       
,cuellar7 submitted the following       
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,recognizing the deep and abiding       
friendship between the ,united ,states  
and ,israel4  ,whereas the ,jewish      
people have had a homeland in modern-day
 ,israel for more than #c1jjj years2    
,whereas1 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 ,whereas1 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 ,israel2 ,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     
people1 without prejudice to the rights 
of all people to live within or         
alongside ,israel in peace2 and  7#c7   

supports efforts to continue to increase
 economic1 security and cultural ties   
between the ,united ,states and ,israel4