IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 152 
Relating to the 40th anniversary of the reunification of the City of Jerusalem. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WEXLER, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Relating to the 40th anniversary of the reunification of the 
City of Jerusalem. 
Whereas June 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the Six 
Day War and the reunification of the city of Jerusalem; 
Whereas Israel has, since its founding, sought peace with its 
Arab neighbors; 
Whereas in the weeks leading up to the Six Day War, Israel’s 
neighbors, without provocation, called for and imple-
mented a blockade of Israel’s critical outlet to the Red 
Sea, ordered United Nations peace-keeping forces out of 
the Sinai desert, massed their forces with apparent hos-
tile intent in the Sinai and in the Golan Heights, and 
publicly threatened to destroy Israel; 
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•HCON 152 IH 
Whereas in six days of war, Israel defeated those forces seek-
ing its destruction and reunited the city of Jerusalem 
which had been artificially divided for 19 years; 
Whereas Jerusalem has been the focal point of Jewish reli-
gious devotion and the site of a continuous Jewish pres-
ence for over three millennia, with a Jewish majority 
since at least 1896; 
Whereas Jerusalem is also a holy city for the Christian and 
Muslim faiths; 
Whereas the vibrant Jewish population of the historic Old 
City of Jerusalem was driven out by force during the 
1948 Arab-Israeli War; 
Whereas from 1948 to 1967 Jerusalem was a divided city, 
and Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jews of all na-
tionalities were denied access to holy sites in eastern Je-
rusalem, including the Old City, in which the Western 
Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are located; 
Whereas this year marks the 40th year that Jerusalem has 
been administered as a unified city in which the rights 
of all faiths have been respected; 
Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 
104–45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states 
as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem 
should remain the undivided capital of Israel; and 
Whereas it is the policy of the United States to support a 
peaceful, two-state solution to end the conflict between 
Israel and the Palestinians: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
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•HCON 152 IH 
(1) congratulates the citizens of Israel on the 
40th anniversary of the Six Day War in which Israel 
defeated enemies aiming to destroy the Jewish 
State; 
(2) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem 
and the people of Israel on the 40th anniversary of 
the reunification of that historic city; 
(3) commends those former combatant states of 
the Six Day War, Egypt and Jordan, who in subse-
quent years had the wisdom and courage to embrace 
a vision of peace and coexistence with Israel; 
(4) commends Israel for its administration of 
the undivided city of Jerusalem for the past 40 
years, during which Israel has respected the rights 
of all religious groups; 
(5) reiterates its commitment to the provisions 
of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and calls 
upon the President and all United States officials
to abide by its provisions; and 
(6) urges the Palestinians and Arab countries 
to join with Israel in peace negotiations to resolve 
the Arab-Israeli conflict, including realization of the 
vision of two democratic states, Israeli and Pales-
tinian, living side-by-side in peace and security. 
Æ 
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