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HRES 570 115th Congress House International Affairs Alliances Arab-Israeli relations Archaeology and anthropology Historic sites and heritage areas International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Religion Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Nations World history

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.

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 12, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8014)
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affirms the Jewish people's historical connection to Jerusalem.

Recognizes that the archaeological discoveries from the City of David, the site of ancient Jerusalem, present evidence of the millennia-old connection of Jerusalem to the Jewish people, and, by extension, to Christianity.

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

Condemns efforts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to delegitimize Israel through attempts to rewrite and deny Jerusalem's history.

Encourages the United States to continue working with allies to prevent UNESCO from passing biased anti-Israel resolutions in the future.

What's happening now November 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

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