H. Res. 12 (Introduced in House) — Affirming the historical connection of the Jewish people to the ancient and sacred city of Jerusalem and condemning efforts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Judaism’s millennia-old historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes and affirms the historical connection of the Jewish people to the ancient and sacred city of Jerusalem;

(2)

recognizes and affirms that the archaeological discoveries from the City of David, the site of ancient Jerusalem, present undeniable scientific evidence of the millennia-old connection of Jerusalem to the Jewish people, and, by extension, to Christianity;

(3)

commends the Government of Israel for protecting the freedoms of all faiths in Jerusalem including Jews, Christians, and Muslims, ensuring their access to holy sites so that they may worship freely;

(4)

condemns any past, present, or future efforts at UNESCO to delegitimize Israel through attempts to rewrite and deny the history of Jerusalem;

(5)

supports the decision by the United States and Israel to withdraw from UNESCO as the result of the organization’s efforts to delegitimize the Jewish State; and

(6)

encourages the United States to continue working with allies that are members of UNESCO to prevent the organization from passing biased and unjust anti-Israel resolutions in the future.

Affirming the historical connection of the Jewish people to the ancient and sacred city of Jerusalem and condemning efforts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Judaism’s millennia-old historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem.

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