SCR 1019 Summary

• Commends the nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and the State of Arizona.

• Affirms Israel's legal and historical right to self-governance and self-defense on its lands, citing the 1922 San Remo Resolution and the UN Charter as international legal basis.

• Recognizes Israel as the United States' principal ally in the Middle East and states that the values of both nations are intertwined.

• Directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Arizona's congressional delegation, and the Arizona Governor.

• Adopted by the House March 23, 2015 and unanimously adopted by the Senate March 17, 2015.