SR1637 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, At 7 a.m. on the morning of November 18, 2014 a deadly attack was carried out on those peacefully worshipping at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel; and

WHEREAS, The attack, which started at the height of morning services, was the deadliest one on Israeli civilians in more than 3 years and the worst in the city since 2008; and

WHEREAS, Three of the 4 worshippers killed in the attack were dual citizens of Israel and the United States; the fifth fatality was a police officer; 7 others were wounded in the attack; and

WHEREAS, Those who lost their lives in the attack were Zidan Saif, Kalman Levine, Aryeh Kupinsky, Moshe Twersky, and Avraham Goldberg; and

WHEREAS, Many world leaders have rightfully spoken out in condemnation of the attack; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we strongly condemn the attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem on November 18, 2014 and we stand in support of those who were killed and wounded in the attack and their families; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the families of those slain in the attack.