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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 98 

Commemorating the 39th anniversary of the reunification of the city of 

Jerusalem. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 8, 2006 

Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. COLLINS, 

Mr. FRIST, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SMITH, Mrs. 

CLINTON, Mr. REID, Mrs. DOLE, and Mr. INHOFE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 39th anniversary of the reunification 

of the city of Jerusalem. 

Whereas, for 3,000 years, Jerusalem has been the holiest city 

of Judaism and the focal point of Jewish religious devotion; 

Whereas Jerusalem is also considered a holy city by members 

of other religious faiths; 

Whereas, from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city, 

and Israeli citizens of all faiths, as well as Jewish citizens 

of all countries, were denied access to certain holy sites; 

Whereas, in 1967, Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during 

the conflict known as the ‘‘Six Day War’’; 


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Whereas, since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city, and 

persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full 

access to holy sites within the city; 

Whereas this year marks the 39th year that Jerusalem has 

been administered as a unified city in which the rights 

of every ethnic and religious group are protected; 

Whereas, in 1990, the Senate and House of Representatives 

overwhelmingly adopted S. Con. Res. 106 (101st Congress) and H. Con. Res. 290 (101st Congress), declaring 

that Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, ‘‘must remain an 

undivided city’’ and calling on Israel and the Palestinians 

to begin negotiations to resolve their differences; 

Whereas each sovereign country, under international law and 

custom, has the right to designate its own capital; 

Whereas Jerusalem is the seat of the Government of Israel, 

including the President, the Parliament, and the Supreme Court; 

Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 

104–45; 109 Stat. 398), which became law on November 

8, 1995, states as a matter of United States policy that 

Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of Israel 

in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group 

are protected; and 

Whereas section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (5 U.S.C. 8411 note; Public Law 

107–228) directs that the Secretary of State shall, upon 

the request of a citizen or a legal guardian of a citizen, 

record the place of birth of a United States citizen born 

in the city of Jerusalem as Israel: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 


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1 (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem 

2 and the people of Israel on the 39th anniversary of 

3 the reunification of that historic city; 

4 (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must re5 main an undivided city in which the rights of every 

6 ethnic and religious group are protected as they 

7 have been by Israel during the past 39 years; 

8 (3) calls upon the President and Secretary of 

9 State to publicly affirm, as a matter of United 

10 States policy, that Jerusalem must remain the undi11 vided capital of the State of Israel; 

12 (4) strongly urges the President— 

13 (A) to discontinue use of the waiver con14 tained in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 

15 (Public Law 104–45; 108 Stat. 398); 

16 (B) to carry out the provisions of that Act 

17 immediately; and 

18 (C) to begin the process of relocating the 

19 United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; 

20 and 

21 (5) further urges officials of the United States 

22 to carry out section 214 of the Foreign Relations 

23 Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 

24 107–228; 116 Stat. 1365). 

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