,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,november #b1 #bjag,mr4 ,lankford 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,manchin7 submitted the
 following concurrent resolution2 which 
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ajjth   
anniversary of the ,balfour             
,declaration4  ,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 into
 international law 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 and      
,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   
#aidh3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that    
,congress-- 7#a7 commemorates the       
centenary of the ,balfour ,declaration2 
7#b7 affirms its commitment to          
maintaining the strongest of bilateral  

ties with the ,state of ,israel2 and    
7#c7 recognizes the importance of the   
establishment of the modern ,state of   
,israel as a secure and democratic      
homeland for the ,jewish people4