[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 239 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 239

   Concerning the 27th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 1994

 Mr. Schumer submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Concerning the 27th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.

Whereas for 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point of Jewish religious 
        devotion;
Whereas Jerusalem is also considered a holy city by the members of other 
        religious faiths;
Whereas the once thriving Jewish majority 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 Jewish citizens of all states were denied access 
        to holy sites in the area controlled by Jordan;
Whereas in 1967 Jerusalem was reunited during the conflict known as the Six Day 
        War;
Whereas since 1967 Jerusalem has been a united city administered by Israel and 
        persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full access to holy 
        sites within the city;
Whereas this year marks the 27th year that Jerusalem has been administered as a 
        unified city in which the rights of all faiths have been respected and 
        protected;
Whereas in 1990 the United States Senate and House of Representatives 
        overwhelmingly adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 and House 
        Concurrent Resolution 290 declaring that Jerusalem, the capital of 
        Israel, ``must remain an undivided city'';
Whereas subsequent statements by the Government of the United States, including 
        support for United Nations Security Council Resolutions 681 and 726, 
        have raised understandable concern in Israel that Jerusalem might one 
        day be redivided and access to religious sites in Jerusalem denied to 
        Israeli citizens of all faiths and Jewish citizens of other states; and
Whereas such concerns inhibit and complicate the search for a lasting peace in 
        the region: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people 
        of Israel on the 27th anniversary of the reunification of that 
        historic city;
            (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an 
        undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and 
        religious group are protected as they have been by Israel 
        during the past 27 years;
            (3) strongly believes that an undivided Jerusalem must 
        remain the capital of Israel; and
            (4) calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to 
        issue an unequivocal statement in support of these principles.

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