Full Text of SR0981 95th General Assembly
SR0981 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Israel has suffered through years of | 3 |
| rocket and missile fire from Hamas-controlled areas, even after | 4 |
| Israel fully withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Hamas is designated by the United States | 6 |
| government as a terrorist entity and is largely supported and | 7 |
| armed by Iran, which our government characterizes as the | 8 |
| world's main state sponsor of terrorism; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 10,000 Hamas rockets have intentionally | 10 |
| targeted schools, medical centers, homes, and playgrounds from | 11 |
| Sderot to Beer Sheva in Israel and have killed or wounded many | 12 |
| Israelis; and
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| WHEREAS, Israel has demonstrated extraordinary restraint | 14 |
| in the face of such aggression; and
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| WHEREAS, The fundamental obligation of the government of | 16 |
| Israel is, like any other government, to protect its citizens; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, Israel has now acted in a way that reflects its | 19 |
| stated goal of providing security to its people, rather than | 20 |
| impose suffering on the Palestinian people; and
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| WHEREAS, Israel continues to provide humanitarian | 2 |
| assistance to the Palestinians and provide early warning of | 3 |
| pending attacks to Palestinian civilians via text messages, | 4 |
| phone calls, and leaflet drops; and
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| WHEREAS, Israel continues to pursue peace with all of its | 6 |
| Arab neighbors; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The loss of innocent lives, both Israeli and | 8 |
| Palestinian, is tragic; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The United States, in addition to Egypt, Jordan, | 10 |
| and other Arab countries, have attributed blame to Hamas for | 11 |
| initiating the latest round of increased violence; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The Hamas charter calls for the destruction of | 13 |
| Israel, ruling out the possibility of compromise and peaceful | 14 |
| negotiations; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, The Hamas government denies freedom of religion, | 16 |
| press, assembly, and equal rights to all of Gaza's residents | 17 |
| and considers the United States its bitter enemy; therefore, be | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support Israel and | 2 |
| its understandable efforts to protect its own citizens in the | 3 |
| face of Hamas hostility and rockets; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we believe that both Israel and the | 5 |
| Palestinian residents of Gaza are entitled to enjoy peace and | 6 |
| security; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That we further believe that only a ceasefire | 8 |
| that ensures no future rocket attacks on Israeli citizens | 9 |
| should be viewed as a meaningful ceasefire; and be it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the Office of the Israeli Consul General for the | 12 |
| Midwest, the Office of the United States Secretary of State, | 13 |
| and the Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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