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92_SR0346enr 92SR0346 Enrolled LRB9216325LDtm 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Resolution No. 346 5 Offered by Senators Silverstein, Obama, Ronen and Madigan 6 WHEREAS, The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has entered a 7 new phase of terrorism against Israeli civilians; and 8 WHEREAS, A recent suicide bombing attack was carried out 9 against the civilian residents of the community of Karnei 10 Shomron on February 16, 2002; and 11 WHEREAS, Two teenagers were killed in the Karnei Shomron 12 attack, one of whom was a 14-year-old whose parents are U.S. 13 citizens; and 14 WHEREAS, Hillel Trattner, a Chicagoan who was recently 15 married, was gravely wounded in the attack, and his wife was 16 also injured; and 17 WHEREAS, Steve Braun, a Chicagoan, was also wounded in 18 the attack; and 19 WHEREAS, The United States of America is committed to the 20 safety and security of its citizens everywhere; and 21 WHEREAS, The United States of America has made it a 22 national priority to put an end to the scourge of such 23 barbaric terror attacks; therefore, be it 24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 25 ASSEMBLY, that the Members of the Illinois State Senate wish 26 a speedy recovery to the above-mentioned citizens as well as 27 the others wounded in the recent barbaric attack; and be it 28 further 29 RESOLVED, That we express our collective outrage at the 30 encouragement, support, and praise given to such terrorists 31 and terror attacks; and be it further 92SR0346 Enrolled -2- LRB9216325LDtm 1 RESOLVED, That we call upon Palestinian Authority 2 Chairman, Yassar Arafat, to put an end to all such 3 encouragement, support, and praise for these terror attacks, 4 which emanate from areas under his direct jurisdiction; and 5 be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the Members of the Illinois State Senate 7 support the policy of the United States government in 8 resisting terrorism throughout the world, and in seeking 9 peace for Israel and its neighboring nations seeking a 10 permanent peace accord; and be it further 11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 12 delivered to the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, 13 the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and each 14 member of the Illinois congressional delegation. 15 Adopted by the Senate, April 18, 2002. 16 _______________________ 17 President of the Senate 18 _______________________ 19 Secretary of the Senate