H.C.R. No. 16 Summary

• Concurrent resolution commending the State of Israel on the 65th anniversary of its independence, declared by David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948
• Recognizes Israel's establishment as a parliamentary democracy incorporating freedoms of speech, religion, association, and press, and its achievements in economics, technology, health care, energy, and humanitarianism
• Notes Israel's strategic partnership with the United States based on shared democratic values and its establishment of peaceful relations with Egypt and Jordan
• Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit authenticated copies to Ohio news media
• Israel's Independence Day celebration coincides with April 16, 2013 on the Jewish calendar