,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #i1 #bjba,mr4  
,inh(e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,r\nds7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = ! ,/ate ( ,israel jo9+ !      
,african ,union "u obs]v] /atus4  ,:]eas
 ! ,/ate ( ,israel enjoy$ obs]v] /atus 9
 ! pr$ecessor organization to ! ,african
 ,union kn[n z ! ,organization (        
,african ,unity until its dissolution 9 
#bjjb2 ,:]eas ! late ,libyan dictator   
,moamm> ,gadhafi block$ ,israel f obta9+
 obs]v] /atus at ! ,african ,union 9    
#bjjb2 ,:]eas ,israel1 9 ! span ( a few 
decades1 has em]g$ z a develop$ nation &
 !re=e (f]s an example ( a pa? to       
economic progress = develop+ c\ntries2  
,:]eas ,israel has long be5 an active & 
valuable p>tn] to _m ,african nations1  
cultivat+ num]\s /rong bilat]al         
relation%ips across ! cont95t2 ,:]eas   
,prime ,m9i/] ,b5jam9 ,netanyahu made a 

hi/oric visit to ,africa 9 ,july #bjaf &
 became ! fir/ lead] outside ( ,africa  
to address ! ,economic ,community ( ,we/
 ,african ,/ates 7,,ec[as7 9 ,june      
#bjag2 ,:]eas _m ,african lead]s        
subsequ5tly visit$ ,israel1 includ+ ^? f
 ! ,republic ( ,*ad1 ! ,k+dom (         
,eswat9i1 ! ,f$]al ,democratic ,republic
 ( ,e?iopia1 ! ,republic ( ,ghana1 !    
,republic ( ,cte d',ivoire1 ! ,republic 
( ,k5ya1 ! ,republic ( ,rw&a1 !         
,republic ( ,si]ra ,leone1 ! ,togolese  
,republic1 & ! ,republic ( ,zambia2     
,:]eas ! ,abraham ,accords pav$ ! way = 
fur!r normalization agreem5ts betwe5    
,israel & o!r nations2 ,:]eas ,israel   
has support$ ,african nations ?r\gh     
economic inve/m5ts & humanit>ian        
assi/ance2 & ,:]eas1 on ,july #bb1      
#bjba1 ! ,african ,union ann\nc$ t      
,israel w jo9 ! ,african ,union "u      
obs]v] /atus3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 enc\rages height5$        
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,/ate ( ,israel &   
,african nations1 p>ticul>ly 9 areas t  

are significant 9 progress t[>ds !      
implem5tation ( ! ,su/a9able ,developm5t
 ,goals1 su* z economic gr[?1 su/a9able 
agriculture1 & humanit>ian developm5t2  
7#b7 expects ,israel's obs]v] /atus 9 ! 
,african ,union w help enable su*       
coop]ation to develop betwe5 ,israel & !
 ,african ,union2  7#c7 comm5ds !       
,african ,union = grant+ ,israel obs]v] 
/atus 9 ! ,african ,union2 &  7#d7 ?anks
 ,felix ,t%isek$i1 ! ,presid5t ( !      
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo & ,*air
 ( ! ,african ,union1 = 8 lead]%ip 9    
/r5g!n+ ,israel-,african relations by   
ensur+ ! recognition ( ,israel "u obs]v]
 /atus occurr$ dur+ 8 t5ure z ,*air ( ! 
,african ,union4