Bill Text: IL SR0991 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Shows our unwavering commitment to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and recognize and strongly support its inherent right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-12-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0991 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0991-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Hamas was founded with the stated goal of | ||||||
| 3 | destroying the State of Israel; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Hamas has been designated by the United States | ||||||
| 5 | Secretary of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Hamas refuses to recognize Israel's right to | ||||||
| 7 | exist, renounce violence, and accept previous agreements | ||||||
| 8 | between Israel and the Palestinians; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Hamas has launched thousands of rockets and | ||||||
| 10 | missiles since Israel dismantled settlements and withdrew from | ||||||
| 11 | Gaza in 2005; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Terrorists in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip | ||||||
| 13 | have fired approximately 900 rockets and missile shells into | ||||||
| 14 | Israel this year, an increase from roughly 675 attacks in 2011 | ||||||
| 15 | and 350 in 2010; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Hamas has increased the range of its rockets, | ||||||
| 17 | reportedly with support from Iran and others; these rockets put | ||||||
| 18 | additional numbers of Israelis in danger of rocket attacks from | ||||||
| 19 | Gaza; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, There are many public and private connections | ||||||
| 2 | between the State of Illinois and the State of Israel and a | ||||||
| 3 | desire to deepen and expand mutual opportunities; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, On November 14, 2012, President Barack Obama | ||||||
| 5 | condemned the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and reiterated | ||||||
| 6 | Israel's right to self-defense; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Israel, a fellow democracy, has an inherent right | ||||||
| 8 | to self defense in the face of terrorist attacks; therefore, be | ||||||
| 9 | it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our | ||||||
| 12 | unwavering commitment to the security of the State of Israel as | ||||||
| 13 | a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and recognize | ||||||
| 14 | and strongly support its inherent right to act in self-defense | ||||||
| 15 | to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That we state our unequivocal belief that Hamas | ||||||
| 18 | must end Gaza-linked terrorist rocket and missile attacks | ||||||
| 19 | against Israel, recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce | ||||||
| 20 | violence, and agree to accept previous agreements between | ||||||
| 21 | Israel and the Palestinians; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we urge the United Nations Security Council | ||||||
| 2 | to condemn the recent spike in Gaza-linked terrorist missile | ||||||
| 3 | attacks against Israel, which risk causing civilian casualties | ||||||
| 4 | in both Israel and Gaza; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That we encourage the President to continue to | ||||||
| 6 | work diplomatically with the international community to | ||||||
| 7 | prevent Hamas and other Gaza-based terrorist organizations | ||||||
| 8 | from retaining or rebuilding the capability to launch rockets | ||||||
| 9 | and missiles against Israel.
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