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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 464
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star State has always been a steadfast |
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supporter of the historic alliance between the United States and |
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the democratic nation of Israel; and |
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WHEREAS, In early May 2021, long-standing tensions in |
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Jerusalem boiled over, and clashes broke out at the Al-Aqsa |
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Mosque compound between Israeli police and Palestinian |
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protesters; the mayhem quickly escalated into the worst spate of |
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violence in the city since 2014, when the kidnapping and killing |
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of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas members led to a seven-week |
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conflict and scores of deaths in Israel; and |
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WHEREAS, Hamas, an Islamist militant group sworn to |
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Israel's destruction and designated as a terrorist group, began |
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firing long-range rockets from Gaza toward Jerusalem on May 10, |
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2021; Israel responded by bombing targets in Gaza, and because |
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Hamas employs civilians as human shields, more than 200 |
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Palestinian lives were lost; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of 11 days, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, |
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and other militant groups launched more than 4,000 rockets at |
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Israel, killing 12 people, mostly civilians; Hamas fired at |
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nonmilitary targets, and the death toll would doubtless have been |
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much higher, but for the Iron Dome, Israel's short-range air |
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defense system, a tactical and technological marvel that has |
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received substantial support from the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, A cease-fire mediated by Egypt began at 7 p.m. EST |
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May 20, 2021, but the history of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities |
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is littered with agreements that have yet to resolve underlying |
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disputes; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the preservation of |
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democracies around the world, Texas has ever been a staunch ally |
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of Israel and an opponent of its enemies and of terrorism; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby express support for the democratic nation of |
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Israel and its right to defend itself and condemn the provocative |
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attacks against Israel by Palestinian militants. |
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Hughes, Perry |
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Seliger, Zaffirini |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |