,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #acg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4          
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4
 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,frankel (
 ,florida1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1  
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1  
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4        
,m\lton1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,rokita1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,ms4        
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4    
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,smi? (     
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 & ,mr4     
,zeld97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   

:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life (
 ,%imon ,p]es4  ,:]eas ,%imon ,p]es 0   
born z ,szymon ,p]ski on ,augu/ #ba1    
#aibc1 9 ,vi%nev1 ,pol&1 today "p (     
,bel>us2 ,:]eas 9 #aicd1 he & 8 family  
emigrat$ to ,israel1 !n !               
,briti%-controll$ ,pale/9ian ,m&ate2    
,:]eas ,p]es jo9$ ! pre-cursor to !     
,israeli army1 ! ,haganah1 help$ f\nd   
,kibbutz ,geva1 & became involv$ 9 !    
,hano> ,haov$ y\? movem5t2 ,:]eas 9     
#aide1 ,p]es jo9$ ! ,"y ,gu>d ( ,mapai1 
! political p>ty t lat] became ! ,labor 
,p>ty1 & 0 elect$ to ! /e]+ committee2  
,:]eas 9 #aide1 ,p]es m>ri$ ,sonia      
,gelman1 to :om he 0 m>ri$ = m ?an #fj  
ye>s until h] pass+ 9 #bjaa2 ,:]eas 9   
#aieb1 ,p]es 0 appo9t$ deputy director  
g5]al ( ! ,def5se ,m9i/ry ( ! ,/ate (   
,israel2 ,:]eas ,p]es 0 elect$ z a      
,mapai memb] to ! ,knesset 9 #aiei1 :]e 
he w\ld g on to s]ve = #ej ye>s2 ,:]eas 
,p]es1 ) ,david ,b5-,gurion1 work$ to   
e/abli% ! labor p>ty 9 #aifh2 ,:]eas    

,p]es s]v$ 9 ! ,golda ,meir gov]nm5t 9  
v>i\s positions2 ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/]   
,yitzhak ,rab9 appo9t$ ,p]es z def5se   
m9i/] 9 #aigd2 ,:]eas ,p]es l$ ! labor  
p>ty to victory 9 #aihd1 ^u :i* he      
became ,prime ,m9i/]1 & !n =eign m9i/] 9
 ! unity gov]nm5t creat$ ) ! ,likud     
p>ty2 ,:]eas ,p]es work$ to a*ieve a    
peace agreem5t ) ! ,,plo & successfully 
negotiat$ ! ,oslo ,accords1 :i* 7 sign$ 
9 #aiic2 ,:]eas = 8 "w on ! ,oslo       
,accords ,p]es1 along ) ,yitzhak ,rab9 &
 ,yass] ,arafat 0 aw>d$ ! ,nobel ,peace 
,prize 9 #aiid2 ,:]eas ^u ! murd] (     
,prime ,m9i/] ,yitzhak ,rab9 9 #aiie1   
,p]es assum$ ! role ( ,prime ,m9i/] & l$
 ! c\ntry ?r\gh a difficult p]iod (     
m\rn+ & unre/2 ,:]eas 9 #aiif1 ,p]es    
f\nd$ ! ,p]es ,c5t] = ,peace1 d$icat$ to
 promot+ peace-build+ & coop]ation      
betwe5 ,israelis & ,pale/9ians2 ,:]eas 9
 #bjjg1 n[ a memb] ( ! ,kadima p>ty1    
,p]es 0 elect$ z ,israel's n9?          
,presid5t2 ,:]eas 9 ,july #bjab1 ,p]es 0
 aw>d$ ! ,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om2  

,:]eas 9 ,may #bjad1 ,p]es 0 aw>d$ !    
,congressional ,gold ,m$al2 ,:]eas ,p]es
 pass$ away on ,septemb] #bh1 #bjaf1 9  
,israel1 leav+ a legacy ( /rong lead]%ip
 & d$ication to a*iev+ peace2 & ,:]eas  
,p]es is surviv$ by 8 ?ree *ildr5 &     
multiple gr&*ildr5 & great-gr&*ildr53   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 ext5ds its deepe/
 sympa?ies to ! p ( ,israel & to !      
family ( ,%imon ,p]es 9 _! b]eavem5t2 & 
7#b7 honors ! d$ication ,p]es %[$ to    
s]v+ 8 c\ntry & pres]v+ ! security1     
prosp]ity1 & peace ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel4