H. Con. Res. 322 
Agreed to April 24, 2008 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas on November 29, 1947, the United Nations General 
Assembly voted to partition the British Mandate of Palestine 
and create a Jewish state; 
Whereas on May 14, 1948, the people of Israel proclaimed the 
establishment of the sovereign and independent State of Israel, 
and the United States Government established full diplomatic 
relations with Israel; 
Whereas the desire of the Jewish people to establish an independent 
modern State of Israel is an outgrowth of the existence of the 
historic kingdom of Israel established in the Land of Israel 3,000 
years ago, with the city of Jerusalem as its capital; 
Whereas for over 2,000 years, there has been continuous Jewish 
presence and residence in the land comprising the modern State 
of Israel; 
Whereas the establishment of the modern State of Israel as a 
homeland for the Jewish people followed the slaughter of more 
than 6,000,000 European Jews during the Holocaust; 
Whereas since its establishment 60 years ago, the modern State 
of Israel has rebuilt a nation, forged a new and dynamic demo-
cratic society, and created a thriving economic, political, cultural, 
and intellectual life despite the heavy costs of war, terrorism, 
and unjustified diplomatic and economic boycotts against the 
people of Israel; 
Whereas the people of Israel have established a vibrant, pluralistic, 
democratic political system, including freedom of speech, associa-
tion, and religion; a vigorously free press; free, fair and open 
elections; the rule of law; a fully independent judiciary; and 
other democratic principles and practices; 
Whereas Israel has developed some of the leading universities in 
the world, and 8 Israeli citizens have been awarded the Nobel 
Prize; 
Whereas Israel has developed an advanced, entrepreneurial 
economy, is among the world’s leaders in the high-tech industry, 
and is at the forefront of research and development in the field 
of renewable energy sources; 
Whereas Israel regularly sends humanitarian aid, search-and- 
rescue teams, mobile hospitals, and other emergency supplies, 
to help victims of disasters around the world, including the 1994 
Rwandan civil war, the 1998 bombing of the United States 
Embassy in Kenya, the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey, the 2004
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Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 hurricanes along the southern 
coast of the United States, and the 2007 fires in Greece; 
Whereas Israel has absorbed millions of Jews from countries 
throughout the world and fully integrated them into Israeli 
society; 
Whereas Israel has bravely defended itself from repeated terrorist 
and military attacks since its independence; 
Whereas successive leaders of Israel have sought to achieve peace 
with Israel’s Arab neighbors; 
Whereas Israel has established peaceful bilateral relations with 
neighboring Egypt and Jordan and has made its desire to estab-
lish peaceful relations with all Arab states abundantly clear; 
Whereas for 6 decades, the United States and Israel have main-
tained a special relationship based on mutually shared democratic 
values, common strategic interests, and moral bonds of friendship 
and mutual respect; 
Whereas the American people feel a strong affinity for the Israeli 
people based on common values and shared cultural heritage; 
and 
Whereas the United States continues to regard Israel as a strong 
and trusted ally and an important strategic partner: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the historic significance of the 60th anniver-
sary of the reestablishment of the sovereign and independent 
State of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people; 
(2) reaffirms its enduring support for Israel as Israel pur-
sues peace with its neighbors; 
(3) reaffirms its support for Israel’s right to defend itself 
against threats to its security and existence; 
(4) commends the people of Israel for their remarkable 
achievements in building a new state and a pluralistic, demo-
cratic society in the face of terrorism, as well as hostility, 
ostracism, and belligerence from many of their neighbors; 
(5) reaffirms the bonds of friendship and cooperation which 
have existed between the United States and Israel for the 
past 60 years, and commits to strengthening those bonds; and
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(6) extends the warmest congratulations and best wishes 
to the State of Israel and the Israeli people for a peaceful, 
prosperous, and successful future. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.