House Resolution 1520 Summary

• Indiana House of Representatives commends Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and State of Indiana

• Resolution affirms Israel's legal, historical, moral, and God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon the entirety of its own lands

• Cites the 1922 San Remo Resolution unanimously adopted by the League of Nations and subsequently affirmed by both houses of U.S. Congress as the legal basis for Israel's establishment

• States that 650,000 Jews currently reside legitimately in the areas of Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem under Article 80 of the United Nations charter

• Recognizes Israel as neither an attacking force nor an occupier of other lands, and asserts that regional peace requires a whole and united Israel