HOUSE RESOLUTION 1

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2014

INTRODUCED BY

Yvette Herrell

A RESOLUTION

COMMENDING THE NATION OF ISRAEL FOR ITS CORDIAL AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES AND WITH THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.

     WHEREAS, Israel has been granted her lands under and through the oldest recorded deed, as recorded in the Old Testament, a tome of scripture held sacred and revered by Jews and Christians alike, as presenting the acts and words of God; and

     WHEREAS, the claim and presence of the Jewish people in Israel has remained constant throughout the past four thousand years of history; and

     WHEREAS, the legal basis for the establishment of the modern state of Israel was a binding resolution under international law, which was unanimously adopted by the League of Nations in 1922 and subsequently affirmed by both houses of the United States congress; and

     WHEREAS, this resolution affirmed the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in the historical region of the land of Israel, including the areas of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem; and

     WHEREAS, Article 80 of the United Nations Charter recognized the continued validity of the rights granted to states or peoples which already existed under international instruments, and therefore, the 1922 League of Nations resolution remains valid, and the six hundred fifty thousand Jews currently residing in the areas of Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem reside there legitimately; and

     WHEREAS, Israel declared its independence and self-governance on May 14, 1948, with the goal of reestablishing its God-given and legally recognized lands as a homeland for the Jewish people; and

     WHEREAS, the United States, having been the first country to recognize Israel as an independent nation and as Israel's principal ally, has enjoyed a close and mutually beneficial relationship with Israel and her people; and

     WHEREAS, Israel is the greatest friend and ally of the United States in the Middle East and the values of our two nations are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate one from the other; and

     WHEREAS, there are those in the Middle East who have continually sought to destroy Israel, from the time of its inception as a state, and those same enemies of Israel also hate, and seek to destroy, the United States; and

     WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico and Israel have enjoyed cordial and mutually beneficial relations since 1948, a friendship that continues to strengthen with each passing year;      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the members of the house of representatives commend Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the state of New Mexico; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the house of representatives supports Israel in its legal, historical, moral and God-given right of self-governance and self-defense upon the entirety of its own lands, recognizing that Israel is neither an attacking force nor an occupier of the lands of others, and that peace can be afforded the region only through a whole and united Israel; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be transmitted to the office of the governor and the secretary of cultural affairs.

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