House Bill 9457

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9457

        By Representative Bloom






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary

  3         of the State of Israel.

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  5         WHEREAS, 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of the

  6  founding of the modern Jewish State of Israel, which is a

  7  momentous occasion in the history of the State of Israel, the

  8  United States, and Jewish people all over the world, and

  9         WHEREAS, Israel was officially declared an independent

10  nation on May 14, 1948, corresponding to the fifth day of the

11  month of Iyar of the year 5708, and

12         WHEREAS, in the course of 50 years of modern statehood,

13  Israel's citizens have built numerous cities and villages, and

14  Israel has become home to over 2 million immigrants, and

15         WHEREAS, the land of Israel is the birthplace of the

16  Jewish people, who never gave up hope of returning and

17  restoring their national freedom during almost two thousand

18  years of exile, and

19         WHEREAS, the people of the United States and the State

20  of Florida are sympathetic with the aspirations for freedom

21  and hopes for peace for the people of Israel, and

22         WHEREAS, Israel's 50th anniversary will be celebrated

23  on April 30, 1998, by Jewish communities worldwide, with

24  special events in Florida, including the Greater Miami Jewish

25  community, and

26         WHEREAS, the observance of this historic milestone

27  commemorates the triumph of Israel and its people and marks

28  the birth and development of the state and its valiant

29  struggle to achieve peace and security, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9457

    252-366-98






  1  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the House of Representatives congratulates the

  5  State of Israel on the occasion of its 50th anniversary,

  6  expresses admiration for its many accomplishments, and extends

  7  best wishes for a peaceful future.

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