,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #af1 #bjag,mr4
 ,cruz submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations  ,,resolution  ,affirm+ !    
hi/orical connection ( ! ,jewi% p to !  
anci5t & sacr$ city ( ,j]usalem &       
condemn+ ef=ts at ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,educational1 ,sci5tific1 & ,cultural   
,organization 7,,unesco7 to d5y         
,judaism's mill5nia-old hi/orical1      
religi\s1 & cultural ties to ,j]usalem4 
,:]eas = ov] #c1jjj ye>s1 ,j]usalem has 
play$ a c5tral role 9 ! hi/ory & id5tity
 ( ! ,jewi% p2 ,:]eas ,j]usalem is !    
location ( ! holie/ site = ! ,jewi% p1 !
 ,temple ,m\nt1 z well z ! ,we/]n ,wall1
 :]e ,jews f across ! _w come to pray2  
,:]eas ,j]usalem has be5 a ,*ri/ian     
pilgrimage site = ov] #b1jjj ye>s1 &    
holds consid]able religi\s significance 
= ,*ri/ians2 ,:]eas ,j]usalem is home to
 ! ?ird holie/ site 9 ,islam1 & holds   
consid]able religi\s significance =     

,muslims2 ,:]eas ,j]usalem s]ves z a    
cultural & religi\s inspiration to      
billions ( p ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,nations ,educational1 ,sci5tific1 &   
,cultural ,organization 7,,unesco7 has  
pass$ a s]ies ( anti-,israel resolutions
 9 rec5t ye>s reg>d+ ,j]usalem1 bo? at !
 ,committee level & by ! ,executive     
,bo>d--a gov]n+ body ( ,,unesco2 ,:]eas 
^! bias$ resolutions are attempts to    
erase or m9imize ! ,jewi% z well z      
,*ri/ian hi/orical & religi\s ties to   
,j]usalem1 & unju/ly s+le out our close 
ally ,israel ) false accusations &      
criticism2 ,:]eas num]\s ar*aeological  
excavations1 su* z ^? tak+ place 9 !    
,city ( ,david1 ,israel's mo/           
ar*aeologically excavat$ site1 h uncov]$
 a myriad ( antiquities :i*             
sci5tifically reaffirm ,j]usalem's      
hi/orical significance to ,judaism z    
well z ,*ri/ianity2 ,:]eas ! ,city (    
,david is ! ar*aeological site ( anci5t 
,j]usalem1 & is believ$ to be ! v site  
record$ 9 ! ,bible ^u :i* ,k+ ,david    

e/abli%$ ! capital ( anci5t ,israel2    
,:]eas s9ce #ahfg1 !re h be5            
ar*aeological excavations at ! site ( ! 
,city ( ,david1 includ+ int]national    
delegations ( ar*aeologi/s f ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ,engl&1 ,france1 & ,g]many2     
,:]eas ^! excavations h une>!d          
antiquities f ov] #aj diff]5t           
civilizations1 includ+ ,canaanite1      
,israelite1 ,roman1 ,byzant9e1 &        
,p]sian2 ,:]eas ! curr5t excavations ( !
 ,city ( ,david are c>ri$ out "u !      
auspices ( ! ,israel ,antiquities       
,au?ority1 & are held to ! highe/       
sci5tific /&>ds2 ,:]eas among ! mo/     
significant ar*aeological discov]ies    
une>!d f ! ,city ( ,david include !     
,siloam ,inscription 7#h? c5tury        
,b4,c4,e471 :i* rec\nts ! prep>ations   
made by ,k+ ,hezekiah ( ,judah = !      
imp5d+ ,assyrian siege aga9/ ,j]usalem1 
consi/5t ) ! ,biblical acc\nt f #b ,k+s2
 clay seal impressions_/bullae 7#f?     
c5tury ,b4,c4,e47 be>+ ! names ( two    
,judean ,gov]nm5t (ficials :o are       

m5tion$ 9 ! v same v]se 9 ! ,bible1     
,j]emiah #ch3a2 ! ,pool ( ,siloam 7#a/  
c5tury ,b4,c4,e471 :i* s]v$ dur+ !      
,second ,temple p]iod z a ritual ba? = !
 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,jewi% pilgrims      
asc5d+ annually to ! ,temple1 :i* /ood  
atop ! ,temple ,m\nt2 & ! ,second       
,temple ,pilgrimage ,road 7#a/ c5tury   
,c4,e471 :i* began at ! ,pool ( ,siloam 
& s]v$ z ! ma9 ?or\ghf>e ( ,second      
,temple p]iod ,j]usalem t c>ri$ hundr$s 
( ?\s&s ( p on _! annual pilgrimages to 
! ,temple2 ,:]eas ! ,pilgrimage ,road   
locat$ )9 ! ,city ( ,david1 :i* /ret*es 
#fjj met]s f ! ,pool ( ,siloam to !     
foot/eps ( ! ,we/]n ,wall1 w be op5 to  
visitors ^u completion ( ! excavation2 &
 ,:]eas ^! discov]ies affirm ! und5iable
 tru? t ! ,city ( ,david1 ! ,we/]n      
,wall1 & ! ,temple ,m\nt are            
inextricably l9k$ toge!r--physically1   
hi/orically1 & symbolically--z ! b$rock 
( ! connection betwe5 ! ,jewi% p &      
,j]usalem1 & h be5 = mill5nia3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         

recognizes & affirms ! hi/orical        
connection ( ! ,jewi% p to ! anci5t &   
sacr$ city ( ,j]usalem2  7#b7 recognizes
 & affirms t ! ar*aeological discov]ies 
f ! ,city ( ,david1 ! site ( anci5t     
,j]usalem1 pres5t und5iable sci5tific   
evid5ce ( ! mill5nia-old connection (   
,j]usalem to ! ,jewi% p1 &1 by ext5sion1
 to ,*ri/ianity2  7#c7 comm5ds !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel = protect+ ! fre$oms
 ( all fai?s 9 ,j]usalem includ+ ,jews1 
,*ri/ians1 & ,muslims1 ensur+ _! access 
to holy sites s t !y may wor%ip freely2 
7#d7 condemns any pa/1 pres5t1 or future
 ef=ts at ,,unesco to delegitimize      
,israel ?r\gh attempts to rewrite & d5y 
! hi/ory ( ,j]usalem2 &  7#e7 enc\rages 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to cont9ue work+ )      
allies to prev5t ,,unesco f pass+ bias$ 
& unju/ anti-,israel resolutions 9 !    
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