Florida HR 8045: Israel Day at the Capitol

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HR 8045 2024

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House Resolution 1
A resolution designating February 29, 2024, as "Israel 2
Day at the Capitol." 3
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WHEREAS, for seven decades, the United States and Israel 5
have maintained a special relationship based on shared 6
democratic values, common strategic interests, and moral bonds 7
of friendship and mutual respect, and 8
WHEREAS, Florida has long had a large and vibrant Israeli 9
and Jewish community, and 10
WHEREAS, student groups from universities across the state, 11
including NolePac at Florida State University, have worked 12
diligently to combat antisemitism on campus and strengthen the 13
United States-Israel alliance, and 14
WHEREAS, in May 2019 more than 20 strategic partnerships 15
and memoranda of understanding were established between entities 16
in Florida and Israel, including agreements between leading 17
universities and an extension of the Florida-Israel Innovation 18
Partnership in which Space Florida entered into a pioneering 19
bilateral collaboration with the Israel Innovation Authority to 20
support joint aerospace research and development projects, and 21
WHEREAS, Florida benefits economically from the liaison 22
with Israel, with more than $400 million in exports in 2022, and 23
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has had a longstanding 24
alliance with the State of Israel, NOW, THEREFORE, 25

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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 27
Florida: 28
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That February 29, 2024, is designated as "Israel Day at the 30
Capitol." 31