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AZ HR2001

Resolution

Status

Introduced

5/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

Walter Blackman

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Expresses the Arizona House of Representatives' support for Israel as a Jewish state and recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

  • Acknowledges the Jewish people's right to self-determination and notes that the United States relocated its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018, following President Trump's December 6, 2017 announcement of recognition.

  • Commends Jewish contributions to society, citing 194 Nobel Prizes awarded to Jewish people (22% of total), and highlights achievements in medicine, finance, entertainment, military service, and literature.

  • Recognizes Arizona and Israel's trade partnership and collaboration in education, technology, agriculture, medicine, solar energy, telecommunications, and homeland security since 1948.

Legislative Description

Supporting Israel; recognizing Jerusalem

Last Action

Assigned to House RULES Committee

5/19/2020

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