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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 46

To express Congress’ admiration of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak

Rabin and his contribution to the special relationship between the United

States and Israel, and to express the sense of the Congress that the

American Promenade in Israel be named in his memory.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 13, 1996

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH, Mr.

MACK, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. FORD, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. HELMS, Mr.

HEFLIN, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. WARNER, Mr. GRAHAM, and

Mr. CRAIG) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To express Congress’ admiration of the late Israeli Prime

Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his contribution to the special relationship between the United States and Israel,

and to express the sense of the Congress that the American Promenade in Israel be named in his memory.

Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin was an outstanding

Ambassador during his service in the United States;

Whereas the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was

a chief architect of the military and nonmilitary ties between the United States and Israel;
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Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin was one of the leading and most consistent and reliable friends of the United

States in the world;

Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin was a cornerstone of

the alliance between the United States and Israel in the

face of terrorism and radicalism;

Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin strengthened the values of democracy, pluralism, and market economy, which

are at the foundation of both the United States and Israel;

Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin, the courageous warrior, dedicated most of his life to Israel’s independence

and security;

Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin devoted the latter

part of his life to the pursuit of lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors;

Whereas the American Promenade in Israel is a privately

funded project, expressing Israel’s appreciation toward

the United States and commemorating the unique bonds

of friendship between the two countries;

Whereas the American Promenade had earned the bipartisan

support of the top Israeli leadership, including the late

Prime Minister Rabin, Prime Minister Shimon Peres,

former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, and Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the leadership of

the United States Congress;

Whereas the American Promenade will consist of 50 marble,

20 foot high monuments bearing the flags and the official

seals of the 50 States of this country and the United

States-Israel Friendship Botanical Garden, featuring biblical and State trees and flowers; and
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Whereas the late Prime Minister Rabin served as the Honorary Chairman of the American Promenade: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That—

3 (1) the Congress expresses its admiration of the

4 legacy of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak

5 Rabin and his contribution to the special relation6 ship between the United States and Israel; and

7 (2) it is the sense of the Congress that the

8 American Promenade in Israel be named in memory

9 of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as an extraor10 dinary leader who served the cause of peace and who

11 furthered the special relationship between the United

12 States and Israel.

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